"Jim" James Philip Mair KERR
Born 10 July 1916 in Avonmouth, Bristol, England [16]
Son of Robert KERR and Christina Logan MAIR [5: 9-Feb-1945]
Departed London, England with his mother and two siblings on the Borda for Fremantle, Western Australia on 10 February 1925 [203]
Later in 1925 his mother married for the second time to Waddy Forest farmer "Billy" William Scott MITCHELL [66]
Resided with her mother, stepfather and siblings on farmland in Waddy Forest[19]
Left Waddy Forest on Tuesday 5 March 1935 to study electrical engineering at university [5: 8-Mar-1935]
Arrived in Waddy Forest for a short holiday on Monday 13 May 1935 and then returned to his studies in Perth [5: 17 & 31-May-1935]
During a break from his studies he returned to his home in Waddy Forest on Saturday 10 August 1935 [5: 16-Aug-1935]
Arrived in Waddy Forest on Saturday 23 November 1935 for several weeks vacation from his studies [5: 29-Nov-1935]
Returned to Perth on Thursday 2 January 1936 to further his studies in engineering [5: 10-Jan-1936]
Arrived in Waddy Forest on Monday night 11 May 1936 to spend another holiday with his parents [5: 15-May-1936]
Returned to Perth to resume his studies at university on Friday 22 May 1936 [5: 29-May-1936]
With an aggregate of 198 out of 210 won the University Trophy for Rifle Shooting over the 300 yard range on 4 July 1936 [5: 10-Jul-1936]
Travelled from Perth to Waddy Forest with Angus A. N. MCGILP on Tuesday 11 August 1936 [5: 14-Aug-1936]
After spending a week with his parents in Waddy Forest he returned to Perth on Monday 17 August 1936 [5: 21-Aug-1936]
Spent his university holidays with his parents in Waddy Forest in May 1937 [5: 21-May-1937, 4-Jun-1937]
Married Helen Hilda CLAIRS in Perth in 1941 [66]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Cottesloe prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 15 January 1941 [16]
Lieutenant WX10786 in the Australian Army's 2/4 Field Regiment during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 18 January 1946 [16]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Inglewood [2]
Died 9 March 1998; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, 36, 72) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'James Philip Mair Kerr' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/james-philip-mair-kerr [reference list] |
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