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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Kerr
Initials:S R
Rank:Major
Army Number:127022
Notes:Provost Officer. Royal Army Service Corps. DPM Hong Kong. Captured 24/12/1941 in Hong Kong.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Stanley Robert Kerr, born 31/3/1893 in Kent, address: Mrs B R Kerr, Stanley Prison, Hong Kong. London Gazette 34883, page 3931, 28/6/1940, General List, 16/10/1941 to be 2/Lt.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 28422, Kerr, Robert Stanley, Maj, no record (127022) Army, captured 15/12/1941, liberated 2/9/1945, camp HK, Hong Kong.
Casualty List 750 (Officers), Honk Kong, Missing, General List, A/Capt, 25/12/1941. Casualty List 856 (Officers), General List, Major, Hong Kong, previously shown on List 750 as Missing now POW. Casualty List 1952 (officers), POW, previously reported POW now not POW, General List, Major, previous List 896, Hong Kong.
Stanley Robert Kerr.
Decoration Record:
Decoration: Efficiency Medal (Territorial) (London Gazette: 38668 Page: 3539 July 19, 1949)
Citation: General List. Infantry. Lt (Hon. Lt. Col) S. R. Kerr (127022).
Decoration: Efficiency Medal (Territorial) 2nd Clasp (London Gazette: 38668 Page: 3538 July 19, 1949)
Citation: General List, Infantry. Maj. (Hon. Lt Col.) S. R. Kerr (127022).
Prisoner of War Record:
Imprisonment: Not Known GERMANY 🇩🇪
Provost Officer Appointments:
No appointments recorded