Allegiance United Kingdom Name Seumas Kerr | Years of service 1973-2006 Rank Major general | |
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Major-General John Seumas Kerr CBE (born 1953) is a former British Army officer who commanded 4th Division.
Military career
Kerr was commissioned in to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in 1973. As a colonel he undertook a tour in Northern Ireland in 1995 during the Troubles for which he was awarded the CBE. He was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General in December 1999, Assistant Chief of Staff with responsibility for logistics at Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood in 2002 during the Iraq War and General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 2004 before he retired in 2006.
In retirement he joined the senior management of the support services arm of Carillion.
References
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