Captain George Kerr, V.C. Plaque
The Captain George Kerr, V.C. Plaque was erected in 1973 by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.
Inscription
CAPTAIN GEORGE FRASER KERR. V.C., M.C., M.M., 1895-1929
Born at Deseronto, Kerr attended schools here and in Toronto. With the outbreak of the First World War he enlisted on September 22, 1914, with the 3rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force and arrived in France the following February. He won the Military Medal at Mount Sorrel on June 13, 1916, the Military Cross at Amiens on August 18, 1918 and a Bar to the latter award at Queant later that summer. The Victoria Cross, the British Empires highest decoration for valour, was awarded to Kerr for his exemplary daring and leadership at Bourbon Wood on September 27, 1918. He outflanked a machine-gun position and later, far in advance of his troops, he rushed a strong point and single-handed, captured four machine-guns and thirty-one prisoners.
Erected by the Archeological and Historical Sites Board of Ontario
Plaque du capitaine George Kerr, V.C.
La plaque du capitaine George Kerr, V.C., a été érigé en 1973 par le Conseil des lieux archéologiques et historiques de l’Ontario.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.