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EPGs and New Zealand Wars by Jeanette Lee – EPG Gazette 2019 No 1
| Name | KERR – William Archibald |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 26th and 7th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3176 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th April 1850 / 15 years / Dublin Ireland Porter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 3 Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / Gunshot wound right shoulder |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea (no time given) |
| Length of Service | 2 years 85 days (Three years underage) |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | 3rd July 1855 Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma clasp Turkish Crimea Medal New Zealand medal for Maori Wars |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Manchester 1855 Liverpool 1857 Leeds 1859 Western Australia 1862 South Australia 1863 Victoria 1864-1868 New Zealand |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | B 1835 |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 14th January 1836 St. Mary’s Chatham Kent England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | KERR William Cockrane (sic) Sergeant 39th regiment & others 1807 St Georges Bloomsbury London England |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | MOONEY Mary Ann Not yet known 1834 Gibraltar |
| Siblings | James B 1838 Kent England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MYERS Catherine Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 6th August 1855 St Mary St Denys and St George Manchester Lancashire, England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret Ann B 1860 Perth Western Australia (Western Australian birth mother Catherine Marr) D 30th November 1861 Adelaide South Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | MYERS Thomas Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder in Western Australia |
| Newspaper Articles | Taranaki Daily New Volume L1 Issue 218 8th September 1908 (Memorial Service for Te Ngutu o te Manu deaths) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Details of departure are not clear but pension paid in South Australia from early 1862. Transferred to Victoria in 1863 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st August 1868 killed Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu New Zealand |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 William Kerr 3371 Private Depot 26th Regt location Jersey Channel Islands Discharge due to gunshot wound to right shoulder rendering him unfit for further service. Like many sons of soldiers William followed his father into the Army when he turned 15. 1841 Census William Alexander age 5 is living with his father William C Kerr a soldier age 30, his mother Mary age 20 and brother James age 3 at the Chatham Barracks. (Ages of adults rounded down.) By the time of the 1851 census William A Kerr age 16 is a drummer with the 26th regiment at Fort Regent, St. Helier Jersey |