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Frank Kerr

1889 – 1977

Australian rules footballer

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About Frank Kerr

Lived 1889 – 1977 (aged 88). Frank Kerr was an Australian australian rules football player.

Captain Frank Robison Kerr DSO (5 April 1889 – 3 May 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

An all-round sportsman, Kerr was awarded a Triple Blue at Melbourne University for athletics, cricket and football. In addition to his 40 senior games in the VFL, he also played pennant cricket for four seasons and captained the Melbourne University Athletics Club. Retired from football, Kerr moved to England and continued his studies at University College.

His academic career was interrupted by World War I, during which he spent time in France with Britain's Royal Army Medical Corps. In 1915 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for showing "conspicuous gallantry and splendid devotion to duty" during fighting in Givenchy, when he twice crawled under the parapet to bring in wounded soldiers, while under fire from the Germans who were within 70 yards.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Oxford, University of Melbourne, University College, Oxford
Awards
Rhodes Scholarship

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Frank Kerr's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Frank Kerr?

Australian rules footballer

When was Frank Kerr born?

Frank Kerr was born on 5 April 1889 in Hawthorn.

When did Frank Kerr die?

Frank Kerr died on 3 May 1977 in Kew.

What was Frank Kerr's occupation?

Frank Kerr was an australian rules football player.

What nationality was Frank Kerr?

Frank Kerr was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Frank Kerr

· Wikidata: Q5487679

· DBpedia: Frank Kerr (footballer)

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MLA: "Frank Kerr." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/frank-kerr/.

Chicago: "Frank Kerr." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/frank-kerr/.

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