Ralph Kerr
Captain Ralph Kerr, C.B.E., D.S.C. (16 August, 1891 – 24 May, 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy who fought in both World Wars, dying in command of the battlecruiser Hood in 1941.
Life & Career
Kerr was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 February, 1914.[1]
Great War
Kerr was appointed in command of the destroyer Cossack on 30 April, 1918.[2]
==Interbellum On 14 February, 1920, Kerr married Margaret Augusta Currey at St. Mary's Ross on Wye, Herefordshire. He was appointed in command of the destroyer Sable on 1 September, 1920.[3]
Kerr was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 28 February, 1922.[4]
Kerr was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1927.[5]
Kerr was appointed in command of Decoy on 2 September, 1932. He left her on 14 January, 1935 when he was appointed to Victory, additional, for a Technical Course and a Tactical Course.[6]
Kerr was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1935.[7]
World War II
Kerr was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Hood on 15 February, 1941[8] and died aboard her when she was destroyed on 24 May.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Percy J. Helyar |
Captain of H.M.S. Cossack 30 Apr, 1918[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Terence A. F. Longford |
Captain of H.M.S. Starfish 14 Jul, 1919[10] |
Succeeded by George A. Scott |
| Preceded by Edward B. Hoyle |
Captain of H.M.S. Sable 1 Sep, 1920[11] |
Succeeded by William A. Willock |
| Preceded by Montague R. Bernard |
Captain of H.M.S. Valkyrie 20 Jan, 1922[12] – 1923 |
Succeeded by Hamilton C. Allen |
| Preceded by Henry A. Simpson |
Captain of H.M.S. Vanity 9 Oct, 1923[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Irvine G. Glennie |
Captain of H.M.S. Hood 15 Feb, 1941[14] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 766.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 859.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
- ↑ Taylor. The Battlecruiser Hood. p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 766.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 910.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 859.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 825.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
- ↑ Taylor. The Battlecruiser Hood. p. 230.
