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Admiral SIR William Munro Kerr, K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy (4 March, 1876 – 26 October, 1959) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Kerr was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1898.^[1]

Kerr was replaced as Captain of the Dockyard and King's Harbour Master at Rosyth by Captain Archibald Cochrane, C.M.G., on 30 October, 1923.

"Adml. Sir W. Kerr" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 October, 1959. Issue 54602, col A, pg. 15.

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 [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''William Munro Kerr''', K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy (4 March, 1876 &ndash; 26 October, 1959) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
+==Life & Career==
+Kerr was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26983/pages/3984 no. 26983.  p. 3984.]  1 July, 1898.</ref>
 Kerr was replaced as Captain of the Dockyard and King's Harbour Master at Rosyth by Captain [[Archibald Cochrane]], C.M.G., on 30 October, 1923.
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 ==Bibliography==
-<small>
+{{refbegin}}
 *"Adml. Sir W. Kerr" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 27 October, 1959.  Issue '''54602''', col A, pg. 15.
-</small>
+{{refend}}
 ==Service Record==
-*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7892070&queryType=1&resultcount=11 ADM 196/44]
+{{refbegin}}
+*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7892070&queryType=1&resultcount=11 ADM 196/44.]
+{{refend}}
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+[[Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1890|Kerr]]
 [[Category:Royal Navy Navigating Officers|Kerr]]
 [[Category:Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Caradoc (1916)|Kerr]]