Andrew Kerr (water polo)

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Andrew Kerr OAM (born 2 April 1954) [1] is an Australian former water polo player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, the 1980 Summer Olympics, the 1984 Summer Olympics, and the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Family

Andrew Kerr has 3 siblings, brothers Peter, Bill and sister Cecilia. [2] His mother was Petronella Lynch (d. 2004) from Mildura. His father was Henry 'Harry' Kerr (c. 1921-July 2013), a retail clerk who reached the rank of Flight Lieutenant during service with the Royal Australian Air Force in World War 2. [2] 'Harry' flew Kittyhawks with No. 76 Squadron RAAF [3] and was also a flight instructor. [2]

Honours

In 2009, Kerr was inducted into the Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame. [4] He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2014 New Year's Day honours list. [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Heary, Monica (18 July 2013). "Flyover honour for wartime hero". The St. George & Sutherland Shire Leader. pp. 4, 6.
  3. Gainsford, Jim (14 September 2012). "Fighter pilot's exploits honoured". The St. George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Fairfax. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. "Hall of Fame - Water Polo Australia". waterpoloaustralia.com.au. Water Polo Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. "Australia Day Honours: Kerr achieved big goals in water polo". 28 January 2014.