Kerr served as a Lance Bombardier with the 2/2nd Field Regiment, AIF, in World War II. He was involved in the Libya campaign and was later killed in action during fighting in occupied Greece in April, 1941, at the age of 22.[2][3]
frederick, kerr, rugby, union, frederick, raymond, kerr, april, 1918, april, 1941, australian, rugby, union, international, frederick, kerrfull, namefrederick, raymond, kerrdate, birth, 1918, april, 1918place, birthst, kilda, melbourne, australiadate, death23,. Frederick Raymond Kerr 25 April 1918 23 April 1941 was an Australian rugby union international Frederick KerrFull nameFrederick Raymond KerrDate of birth 1918 04 25 25 April 1918Place of birthSt Kilda Melbourne AustraliaDate of death23 April 1941 1941 04 23 aged 22 Place of deathGreeceSchoolMelbourne High SchoolOccupation s Electrical engineerRugby union careerPosition s No 8International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1938Australia1 0 A Melbourne High School product Kerr was an Australian rules footballer while growing up in Melbourne and had a trial with VFL club St Kilda He started playing first grade rugby for Power House in 1937 and the following year was capped for the Wallabies in a Bledisloe Cup match against the All Blacks at the Sydney Cricket Ground as a number eight 1 2 Kerr served as a Lance Bombardier with the 2 2nd Field Regiment AIF in World War II He was involved in the Libya campaign and was later killed in action during fighting in occupied Greece in April 1941 at the age of 22 2 3 See also editList of Australia national rugby union playersReferences edit Rugby Star At South The Argus 21 July 1939 p 16 via National Library of Australia a b Frederick Raymond Kerr classicwallabies com au The A I F Roll Of Honor The Age 20 June 1941 p 10 via National Library of Australia External links editFrederick Kerr at ESPNscrum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Kerr rugby union amp oldid 1194845844, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
