Lord Walter Kerr | |
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 Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Kerr | |
| Born | 28 September 1839 Newbattle Abbey, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Died | 12 May 1927 (aged 87) Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1853–1909 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands | First Naval Lord Channel Squadron Medway Steam Reserve HMS Alexandra HMS Inconstant HMS Minotaur HMS Agincourt HMS Lord Warden |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War Indian Mutiny |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Talbot Kerr, GCB, PC, DL (28 September 1839 – 12 May 1927) was a Royal Navy officer. After taking part in the Crimean War and then the Indian Mutiny, he supervised the handover of Ulcinj to Montenegro to allow Montenegro an outlet to the sea in accordance with the terms of the Treaty of Berlin. He became Flag Captain to the Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron and then Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet. He went on to be Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet, then Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Squadron and finally became First Naval Lord. In that capacity he presided over a period of continued re-armament in the face of German naval expansion but was unceasingly harassed by Admiral Sir John Fisher.