Ralph Kerr | |
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Born | 16 August 1891 |
Died | 24 May 1941 Aboard HMS Hood in the Denmark Strait | (aged 49)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1904 – 1941 |
Rank | Captain |
Commands | HMS Cossack HMS Windsor HMS Thruster HMS Decoy Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet HMS Duncan HMS Hardy HMS Broke HMS Hood |
Battles / wars | World War I |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) |
Captain Ralph Kerr CBE (16 August 1891 – 24 May 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He served in the First and Second World Wars, and was killed in the sinking of HMS Hood by the German battleship Bismarck at the Battle of the Denmark Strait.