Lieutenant Finlay Kerr

Regiment: Royal Irish Regiment
Panel reference: Pier and Face 3 A.
Date published: 28/07/1916
Killed in action: Yes
Date of death: 04/07/1916
Age at death: 22
Cemetery: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Information: Lieutenant Finlay Kerr, Royal Irish Regiment, who was killed in action on July 4th, whilst gallantly leading his platoon against a very strong German position, was the only son of Mr. Finlay Kerr, M.R.C.Y.S., Clarinda Park, West, Kingstown. He was educated at Carrig School, Kingstown, and St. Bee's, Cumberland, and was a student in Engineering at the Royal College of Science, Dublin.