Alexander Kerr
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Alexander John Henry Kerr (2 December 1892 – 4 December 1964) was an English
Biography
Kerr was born on 2 December 1892 in East Ham, which was then part of Essex but has since become part of Greater London. As a man trained for work with marine engines, he signed on the Endurance as the second engineer. Although the Endurance was rigged as a barquentine, it also had a coal-burning engine and spent much of its time under steam.[1]
Working under the supervision of chief engineer
Upon returning to Britain, Kerr joined the
In 1917, Kerr had married Lillian Mitchell. Two children, son Jack Kerr (1918) and daughter Eileen Kerr (1920), completed their family. In 1934, now middle-aged, Kerr again shifted careers and built a new life as a wholesaler to small shops. His Ilford-based firm distributed confections, tobacco, and newspapers to newsagents and tobacconists. Kerr died, age 72, in hospital in Stepney on 4 December 1964, thus maintaining his ties with East London until his death.[1]
Legacy
In 1916–17, Kerr was awarded the Polar Medal in silver.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f John F. Mann (2009). "The Endurance Obituaries: Alexander John Henry Kerr". enduranceobituaries.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.