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'''Fairfax Moresby Kerr''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Fairfax Moresby Kerr''', R.N. (8 September, 1884 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Kerr was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB5|f=t}} on 21 January, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (March, 1913), p. 399.</ref>
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Kerr commanded the {{UK-Christopher|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she operated as part of the {{UK-DF|4}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}}
 
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Revision as of 20:56, 11 August 2017

Commander Fairfax Moresby Kerr, R.N. (8 September, 1884 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Kerr was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 5 on 21 January, 1913.[1]

In January, 1914, Kerr was appointed in command of the destroyer Fairy.[2][3]

Kerr commanded the destroyer Christopher at the Battle of Jutland, where she operated as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Oliver C. Warner
Captain of H.M. T.B. 5
21 Jan, 1913[5]
Succeeded by
Owen C. Hare
Preceded by
John J. C. Ridley
Captain of H.M.S. Fairy
3 Feb, 1914[6]
Succeeded by
Guy K. Twiss
Preceded by
Eric Q. Carter
Captain of H.M.S. Christopher
Oct, 1915[7]
Succeeded by
Walter C. Clark-Hall
Preceded by
Walter C. Clark-Hall
Captain of H.M.S. Norman
Jun, 1916[8] – Jan, 1919
Succeeded by
Charlie F. Bush

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 313.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 316.
  4. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 400.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394c.
  7. Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 854.