Charles William Kerr

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

55647

Unit at enlistment:

19th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Cemetery:

Greenwood Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario

Commemorated at:

Zion Presbyterian Church

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

155 Park Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

155 Park Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Chauffeur

Religious denominations:

Presbyterian

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

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Letters and documents

BX April 24, 1916

Two More Local Men Are Wounded – Lance-Corp. H.G. Bacon and Pte. C.W. Kerr are Reported Hit

There were two more Brantford casualties in the official list issued by the militia department this morning. Pte. G.W. Kerr and Lance-Corp. H.G. Bacon. Both were members of the Second Contingent, and the coincidence is that both resided on Park Avenue before leaving for overseas. It is also interesting to note that Pte. Howard, who returned last evening and was a member of the same contingent, resided on Park Avenue when he enlisted.

Lance-Corp. Harold Bacon is unmarried, and was a drill-hand at the American Radiator Co. when he enlisted. He resided at 11 Park Avenue, and was for some time a member of the 38th D.R.C. Pte. Charles William Kerr is also unmarried and a chauffeur. He resided at 155 Park Avenue.

BX July 10, 1917

No Reception to Private Charles William Kerr and Corporal William Roy Smith DCM

Not having been notified in time and the notification when it did arrive being uncertain, two returned veterans who reached the city at 7.32 on the G.T.R. last evening did not receive a reception at the hands of the Soldiers’ Aid Commission. The heroes who arrived back last evening were Private Charles William Kerr, of 154 Park Avenue and Corporal William Roy Smith of Grant Street. Corp. William Smith is the proud possessor of the D.S.M. His left arm is shattered, but he appears to be in excellent health. He was wounded in the Battle of the Somme about a year ago. Private Charles Kerr was wounded about 18 months ago. He has an artificial foot, having had his foot amputated above the ankle. He has spent a good deal of time in various hospitals.

BX December 22, 1917

Artificial Leg

Private “Mull” Kerr who lost a leg while serving with the 19th Battalion, is home for Christmas from the North Toronto hospital. Pte. Charles William Kerr is now the possessor of an artificial leg and is almost as sprightly as ever.

BX December 11, 1952

William Charles Kerr

William Charles Kerr, husband of Maude Ellis Kerr, 33 Charlotte Street, died Wednesday at Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, in his 66th year. Mr. Kerr was born in Brantford and has been a life-long resident of this city. During the First World War, Mr. Kerr served overseas with the 19th Battalion from Brantford. The Battalion went overseas in 1915 and Mr. Kerr was wounded in 1916. Following the war Mr. Kerr had been in poor health and during the last five and a half years was a patient in Christie and Sunnybrook Hospitals. Mr. Kerr was a member of the War Amputation Association of Canada. Surviving, besides his widow, are; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Jean) Elliott, of Brantford, Miss Catherine Maude Kerr, at home; one sister, Mrs. Edward Elliott, Timmins, Ontario; one grandson, Bobby Elliott, Brantford, Mr. Kerr is resting at Thorpe Brothers’ Funeral Home, where a service will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

BX December 15, 1952

William Charles Kerr

Saturday afternoon funeral services for William Charles Kerr, husband of Maude Ellis Kerr, 33 Charlotte Street, were conducted at Thorpe Brothers’ Funeral Home. Rev. J.R. Esler, minister of Alexandra Presbyterian Church, officiated. Many friends and neighbors were present and representatives of the 19th Battalion, and Loblaw Groceteria attended. The pallbearers, members of the 19th Battalion, were D. McKellar, Fred Stow, Henry White, Fred Candecar, S. Elliott and Fred Hetherington. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery.