Leslie Hamilton Kerr

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

772997

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Wentworth

Birth city:

Hamilton, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

44 Albion Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

95 Harcourt Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Fitter

Religious denominations:

Presbyterian

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Wounded

BX April 30, 1917

Private Leslie Hamilton Kerr, who was mentioned in Saturday’s lists as being severely wounded in the thighs, is a former Brantford boy and a member of the First Brant County Battalion. Previous to going overseas he lived with his uncle, Mr. C.E. Timleck, 71 William Street, whose son went overseas with the same battalion. Both boys were attached to the first draft when the battalion was split up in England.