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Admiral Mark Edward Frederic Kerr, C.B., M.V.O., R.N., Retired (26 September, 1864 – 20 January, 1944) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War. In addition to his years of service at sea, he held the distinction of becoming the first British Flag Officer to become a qualified aeroplane pilot.
Life & Career
At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Kerr placed twentieth out of the successful batch of forty-six.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 20 August, 1886.[2]
Kerr was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Sir Anthony H. Hoskins, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, in the battleship Victoria, on 11 March, 1889.[3]
Kerr was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Edward H. Seymour on 18 July, 1894.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1898.[5]
On 1 January, 1903 he was promoted to the rank of Captain.[6] On the occasion of the King's visit to Austria Kerr was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 9 October.[7]
He served as captain of Implacable from May 1907 through September of the following year.[8]
He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King dated 9 July, 1912, vice Evan-Thomas.[9]
Flag Rank
Kerr was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 16 May, 1913, vice Williams.[10] On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 June.[11]
Writing to the Greek Minister of Marine, Churchill described Kerr as "one of the most gifted and brilliant officers in our service, of whom we fully expect in the future that he will rise at an early age to the most important commands."[12]
On 14 July, 1914, Kerr was granted an Aviator's Certificate (No. 842.) for a Hydro-Aeroplane for flying in a Sopwith bi-plane at the Royal Hellenic Naval Air Station, Eleusis.[13]
Great War
On 3 January, 1918, Kerr was appointed Deputy Chief of the Air Staff on the Air Council.[14] He was given the temporary rank of Major-General in the Royal Air Force from that date.[15] On 1 April he was appointed an Area Commander.[16] On 26 April he was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral, vice Napier.[17] He was placed on the Retired List "at his own request" on 1 October, 1918.[18] Kerr was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.[19]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, p. 14.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25620. p. 4176. 27 August, 1886.
- ↑ The Navy List (March, 1891). p. 263.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 12 July, 1894. Issue 34314, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 3. 2 January, 1903.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27604. p. 6147. 9 October, 1903.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28626. p. 5082. 12 July, 1912.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28720. p. 3591. 20 May, 1913.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28724. p. 3903. 3 June, 1913.
- ↑ Letter of 2 June, 1913. Quoted in Lambert. Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution. p. 291.
- ↑ "Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom." Flight. 31 July, 1914. p. 809.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30457. p. 273. 4 January, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30591. p. 3636. 12 February, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30668. p. 5364. 3 May, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30678. p. 5602. 10 May, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30942. p. 11860. 8 October, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Mark Kerr" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 21 January, 1944. Issue 49759, col D, p. 7.
- Kerr, Admiral Sir Mark (1927). Land, Sea and Air: Reminiscences of Mark Kerr. London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd..
- Kerr, Admiral Sir Mark (1927). The Navy in My Time. London: Rich & Cowan, Limited.
- Kerr, Admiral Sir Mark (1934). Prince Louis of Battenberg: Admiral of the Fleet. London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd..
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Sir Cecil F. Thursby |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Adriatic Squadron 1916 – 1917 |
Succeeded by Algernon W. Heneage
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- People
- People (UK)
- 1864 births
- 1944 deaths
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1877
- Aviators
- Aviators (UK)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Adriatic Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Companions of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
- Members of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order
