Ralph Kerr

Ralph Kerr
Born16 August 1891
Died24 May 1941(1941-05-24) (aged 49)
Aboard HMS Hood in the Denmark Strait
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1904 – 1941
RankCaptain
CommandsHMS Cossack
HMS Windsor
HMS Thruster
HMS Decoy
Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet
HMS Duncan
HMS Hardy
HMS Broke
HMS Hood
Battles / warsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsCommander 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.