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Sir John Beverley Kerr, (27 October 1937 – 2 December 2019) was a senior officer in the

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Career

During his naval career Kerr commanded a

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, a

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, and the

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.Second World War Experience Centre
archived webpage In 1986 he was appointed Flag Officer First Flotilla. He was appointed Chief of Defence Intelligence in 1988. Kerr's naval career culminated in his appointment as Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command and member of the

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in 1991.Senior officers
University of Manchester Kerr retired from the navy in May 1994. In retirement Kerr became involved in the governance of

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. He served on the Council and Court of the

Victoria University of Manchester The Victoria University of Manchester, usually referred to as simply the University of Manchester, was a university in Manchester, England. It was founded in 1851 as Owens College. In 1880, the college joined the federal Victoria University. A ...

since 1998 and the Court of

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since 2000. He was part of the small group that oversaw the merger of UMIST and the Victoria University, including chairing the committee that drafted the

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of the new

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and became the Pro-Chancellor from its inauguration in 2004.KERR, Adm. Sir John (Beverley)

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, A & C Black, 2007 In 1998 Kerr became vice-chairman of the

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. He was also a commissioner of the Museums and Galleries. He also served as a member of the national Independent Review of Higher Education Pay and Conditions in 1999. Kerr died on 2 December 2019 at the age of 82.Kerr
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References

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