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At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Kerr placed twentieth out of the successful batch of forty-six.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News). ''The Times''. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref> | At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Kerr placed twentieth out of the successful batch of forty-six.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News). ''The Times''. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref> | ||
− | He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 20 August, 1886. | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 20 August, 1886.{{Gaz|25620|4176|27 August, 1886}} |
− | Kerr was appointed Flag Lieutenant to [[Anthony Hiley Hoskins|Sir Anthony H. Hoskins]], [[Mediterranean Station|Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean]], in the battleship [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|''Victoria'']], on 11 March, 1889. | + | Kerr was appointed Flag Lieutenant to [[Anthony Hiley Hoskins|Sir Anthony H. Hoskins]], [[Mediterranean Station|Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean]], in the battleship [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|''Victoria'']], on 11 March, 1889.{{NLMar91|p. 263}} |
Kerr was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral [[Edward Hobart Seymour|Edward H. Seymour]] on 18 July, 1894.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 12 July, 1894. Issue '''34314''', col C, p. 10.</ref> | Kerr was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral [[Edward Hobart Seymour|Edward H. Seymour]] on 18 July, 1894.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 12 July, 1894. Issue '''34314''', col C, p. 10.</ref> | ||
− | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898. | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898.{{Gaz|26983|3984|1 July, 1898}} |
− | + | As a Commander, Kerr obtained his first seagoing command experience in a series of torpedo boat destroyer appointments, the first being {{UK-Bittern}}, dated 19 April, 1899. This was followed by appointments in command of {{UK-Mermaid}} and {{UK-Cheerful}}. He was again appointed from ''Cheerful'' for a half-year in command of ''Mermaid'', commencing on 4 January, 1901.{{NLMar01|p. 281}} | |
− | On 1 January, 1903 he was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}}. | + | On 1 January, 1903 he was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}}.{{Gaz|27512|3|2 January, 1903}} On the occasion of the King's visit to Austria Kerr was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 9 October.{{Gaz|27604|6147|9 October, 1903}} |
− | He served as captain of {{UK-Implacable}} from May 1907 through September of the following year. | + | He served as captain of {{UK-Implacable}} from May 1907 through September of the following year. |
− | He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to the King dated 9 July, 1912, vice [[Hugh Evan-Thomas|Evan-Thomas]]. | + | He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to the King dated 9 July, 1912, vice [[Hugh Evan-Thomas|Evan-Thomas]].{{Gaz|28626|5082|12 July, 1912}} |
==Flag Rank== | ==Flag Rank== | ||
− | Kerr was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 16 May, 1913, vice [[Hugh Pigot Williams|Williams]]. | + | Kerr was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 16 May, 1913, vice [[Hugh Pigot Williams|Williams]].{{Gaz|28720|3591|20 May, 1913}} On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 June.{{GazSup|28724|3903|3 June, 1913}} |
Writing to the Greek Minister of Marine, Churchill described Kerr as "one of the most gifted and brilliant officers in our service, of whom we fully expect in the future that he will rise at an early age to the most important commands."<ref>Letter of 2 June, 1913. Quoted in Lambert. ''Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution''. p. 291.</ref> | Writing to the Greek Minister of Marine, Churchill described Kerr as "one of the most gifted and brilliant officers in our service, of whom we fully expect in the future that he will rise at an early age to the most important commands."<ref>Letter of 2 June, 1913. Quoted in Lambert. ''Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution''. p. 291.</ref> | ||
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==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
− | Kerr resigned his appointment as head of the naval mission to Greece from 28 March, 1916. | + | In August 1915, Kerr was granted three months of home leave for his health, intending that he would rejoin the mission at Greece thereafter. Kerr resigned his appointment as head of the naval mission to Greece from 28 March, 1916. |
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On his command being reduced, Kerr wrote to the First Sea Lord, [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|Sir John R. Jellicoe]], agreeing with the draw-down but lamenting, "I have had no active employment or had a chance of seeing an enemy, which is trying after a life spent in working oneself up for it."<ref>Kerr to Jellicoe. Letter of 6 February, 1917. Jellicoe Papers. British Library. Add MS 49036. f. 6.</ref> | On his command being reduced, Kerr wrote to the First Sea Lord, [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|Sir John R. Jellicoe]], agreeing with the draw-down but lamenting, "I have had no active employment or had a chance of seeing an enemy, which is trying after a life spent in working oneself up for it."<ref>Kerr to Jellicoe. Letter of 6 February, 1917. Jellicoe Papers. British Library. Add MS 49036. f. 6.</ref> | ||
− | On 3 January, 1918, Kerr was appointed Deputy Chief of the Air Staff on the Air Council. | + | Kerr committed a glaring indiscretion in mid-1916 when he wrote a letter to Princess [sic] Andrew of Greece in which he mentioned that a German submarine had been sunk in the Adriatic. This information was found to have reached Germany. The Admiralty informed Kerr by telegram that it required a definite assurance that he would be more careful in future. Undoubtedly chastened, Kerr delivered this and took up an appointment as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Adriatic.<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/88.|D8115383}} f. 8.</ref> |
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+ | On 24[?] May 1917, kerr was slightly wounded in his left eye by three small flecks of metal after a bomb dropped from an enemy aeroplane burst aboard the {{UK-EarlOfPeterborough|f=t}} during bombardment operations against Austrian shore positions. | ||
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+ | On 3 January, 1918, Kerr was appointed Deputy Chief of the Air Staff on the Air Council.{{Gaz|30457|273|4 January, 1918}} He was given the temporary rank of Major-General in the Royal Air Force from that date.{{Gaz|30591|3636|12 February, 1918}} On 1 April he was appointed an Area Commander.{{Gaz|30668|5364|3 May, 1918}} On 26 April he was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}}, vice [[Charles Lionel Napier|Napier]].{{Gaz|30678|5602|10 May, 1918}} He was placed on the Retired List "at his own request" on 1 October, 1918.{{Gaz|30942|11860|8 October, 1918}} | ||
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+ | After being granted permission to proceed to France in 9 March, and then Europe on 13 April 1921, Kerr was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.{{Gaz|32672|3030|14 April, 1922}} | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:25, 7 April 2022
Admiral Mark Edward Frederic Kerr, C.B., M.V.O., R.N., Retired (26 September, 1864 – 20 January, 1944) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War. In addition to his years of service at sea, he held the distinction of becoming the first British Flag Officer to become a qualified aeroplane pilot.
Life & Career
At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Kerr placed twentieth out of the successful batch of forty-six.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 20 August, 1886.[2]
Kerr was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Sir Anthony H. Hoskins, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, in the battleship Victoria, on 11 March, 1889.[3]
Kerr was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Edward H. Seymour on 18 July, 1894.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1898.[5]
As a Commander, Kerr obtained his first seagoing command experience in a series of torpedo boat destroyer appointments, the first being Bittern, dated 19 April, 1899. This was followed by appointments in command of Mermaid and Cheerful. He was again appointed from Cheerful for a half-year in command of Mermaid, commencing on 4 January, 1901.[6]
On 1 January, 1903 he was promoted to the rank of Captain.[7] On the occasion of the King's visit to Austria Kerr was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 9 October.[8]
He served as captain of Implacable from May 1907 through September of the following year.
He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King dated 9 July, 1912, vice Evan-Thomas.[9]
Flag Rank
Kerr was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 16 May, 1913, vice Williams.[10] On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 June.[11]
Writing to the Greek Minister of Marine, Churchill described Kerr as "one of the most gifted and brilliant officers in our service, of whom we fully expect in the future that he will rise at an early age to the most important commands."[12]
On 14 July, 1914, Kerr was granted an Aviator's Certificate (No. 842.) for a Hydro-Aeroplane for flying in a Sopwith bi-plane at the Royal Hellenic Naval Air Station, Eleusis.[13]
Great War
In August 1915, Kerr was granted three months of home leave for his health, intending that he would rejoin the mission at Greece thereafter. Kerr resigned his appointment as head of the naval mission to Greece from 28 March, 1916.
On his command being reduced, Kerr wrote to the First Sea Lord, Sir John R. Jellicoe, agreeing with the draw-down but lamenting, "I have had no active employment or had a chance of seeing an enemy, which is trying after a life spent in working oneself up for it."[14]
Kerr committed a glaring indiscretion in mid-1916 when he wrote a letter to Princess [sic] Andrew of Greece in which he mentioned that a German submarine had been sunk in the Adriatic. This information was found to have reached Germany. The Admiralty informed Kerr by telegram that it required a definite assurance that he would be more careful in future. Undoubtedly chastened, Kerr delivered this and took up an appointment as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Adriatic.[15]
On 24[?] May 1917, kerr was slightly wounded in his left eye by three small flecks of metal after a bomb dropped from an enemy aeroplane burst aboard the monitor Earl of Peterborough during bombardment operations against Austrian shore positions.
On 3 January, 1918, Kerr was appointed Deputy Chief of the Air Staff on the Air Council.[16] He was given the temporary rank of Major-General in the Royal Air Force from that date.[17] On 1 April he was appointed an Area Commander.[18] On 26 April he was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral, vice Napier.[19] He was placed on the Retired List "at his own request" on 1 October, 1918.[20]
After being granted permission to proceed to France in 9 March, and then Europe on 13 April 1921, Kerr was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.[21]
Bibliography
- "Admiral Mark Kerr" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 21 January, 1944. Issue 49759, col D, p. 7.
- Kerr, Admiral Sir Mark (1927). Land, Sea and Air: Reminiscences of Mark Kerr. London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd..
- Kerr, Admiral Sir Mark (1927). The Navy in My Time. London: Rich & Cowan, Limited.
- Kerr, Admiral Sir Mark (1934). Prince Louis of Battenberg: Admiral of the Fleet. London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd..
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, p. 14.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25620. p. 4176. 27 August, 1886.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 263.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 12 July, 1894. Issue 34314, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 281.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 3. 2 January, 1903.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27604. p. 6147. 9 October, 1903.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28626. p. 5082. 12 July, 1912.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28720. p. 3591. 20 May, 1913.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28724. p. 3903. 3 June, 1913.
- ↑ Letter of 2 June, 1913. Quoted in Lambert. Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution. p. 291.
- ↑ "Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom." Flight. 31 July, 1914. p. 809.
- ↑ Kerr to Jellicoe. Letter of 6 February, 1917. Jellicoe Papers. British Library. Add MS 49036. f. 6.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 8.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30457. p. 273. 4 January, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30591. p. 3636. 12 February, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30668. p. 5364. 3 May, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30678. p. 5602. 10 May, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30942. p. 11860. 8 October, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 281.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 253.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jan 16, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37605.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 303.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 122.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 333.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1913). p. 232.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 32.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 8.
- ↑ Heneage Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 174.
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