William Munro Kerr

Vice-Admiral

Sir William Munro Kerr

KBE CB
Vice-Admiral; Sir William Munro Kerr; KBE CB
Born	4 March 1876; Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died	26 October 1959 (aged 83); Lymington, Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1892–1936
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands	Reserve Fleet (1932–34); Chief of the Australian Naval Staff (1929–31); 1st Battle Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet (1928–29); HMS Eagle (1925–26); HMS Ajax (1924–25); HMS Calliope (1924_; Rosyth Dockyard (1921–23); HMS Caradoc (1917–19); HMS Centurion (1916)
Battles / wars	First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of the Bath

Born4 March 1876
Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Died26 October 1959 (aged 83)
Lymington, Hampshire, England

AllegianceUnited Kingdom

Vice-Admiral Sir William Munro Kerr, KBE, CB (4 March 1876 – 26 October 1959) was a Royal Navy officer who served as First Naval Member and Chief of the Australian Naval Staff from 1929 to 1931.

Military offices
Preceded by William Napier	Chief of the Australian Naval Staff 1929–1931	Succeeded by Sir George Hyde
Preceded by Sir Frank Larken	Commander-in-Chief, Reserve Fleet 1932–1934	Succeeded by Edward Astley-Rushton

v t e Chiefs of the Royal Australian Navy
Director, Commonwealth Naval Forces	Sir William Rooke Creswell
First Naval Members, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board	Sir William Rooke Creswell Sir Percy Grant Sir Allan Everett Percival Hall-Thompson William Napier Sir William Munro Kerr Sir George Hyde Sir Ragnar Colvin Sir Guy Royle Sir Louis Keppel Hamilton Sir John Augustine Collins Sir Roy Dowling Sir Henry Burrell Sir Hastings Harrington Sir Alan McNicoll Sir Victor Smith Sir Richard Peek Sir David Stevenson
Chiefs of the Naval Staff	Sir Anthony Synnot Sir James Willis David Leach Michael Hudson Ian MacDougall Rodney Taylor
Chiefs of Navy	Rodney Taylor Donald Chalmers David Shackleton Chris Ritchie Russ Shalders Russell Crane Raymond Griggs Timothy Barrett Michael Noonan Mark Hammond

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Vice-Admiral Sir William Munro Kerr KBE CB
Born	(1876-03-04)4 March 1876 Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died	26 October 1959(1959-10-26) (aged 83) Lymington, Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1892–1936
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands	Reserve Fleet (1932–34) Chief of the Australian Naval Staff (1929–31) 1st Battle Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet (1928–29) HMS Eagle (1925–26) HMS Ajax (1924–25) HMS Calliope (1924_ Rosyth Dockyard (1921–23) HMS Caradoc (1917–19) HMS Centurion (1916)
Battles / wars	First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath