LEST WE FORGET
Flying Officer Colin Douglas KERR
Service No: 132448
Born: West Maitland NSW, 24 January 1906
Enlisted in the RAAF: 29 March 1943
Discharged from the RAAF: 7 November 1945
Unit at Discharge: No. 49 Operational Base Unit
Died: 10 October 1947, Aged 41 Years
Cremated: Sydney (Northern Suburbs) Crematorium NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William Robert and Emily Kathrine Kerr; husband of Hazel Lawrence Kerr, of East Lindfield
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Flying Officer Kerr does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recognises his death as the result of his Service.
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9300, KERR C D