born on the 5th February, 1882, was the only son of the late John Dodd, late of the 78th Highlanders, and at the time of his son's birth Chief Constable of Perthshire. Captain Dodd's grandfather was the late Nicholas Dodd, of Bellshield, Smaksmouth, and other property in Northumberland. His mother's father was the late Major-General Patrick Robertson-Ross, C. B., of Glenmoklart, Inverness-shire. He was educated at private schools, including the Old College, Windermere, and at the R. M. C., Sandhurst. On passing out of the latter he was gazetted to an unattached 2nd Lieutenancy in January, 1901, being posted to the Scottish Rifles in the following March. He took part in the South African War, serving mostly with the Mounted Infantry, and was present at operations in the Transvaal from May, 1901, to May, 1902. He received the Queen's medal with three clasps.
He was promoted Lieutenant in March, 1901, and from March, 1905, to September, 1906, was employed with the West African Regiment. After returning to his battalion he was promoted Captain in April, 1912.
He served with his battalion in the Great War throughout the winter of 1914-15, and was killed in the attack on Neuve Chapelle on the 10th March, 1915, when all the officers of the 2nd Battalion, Scottish Rifles, were either killed or wounded, an attached officer of the 3rd battalion alone remaining effective. The dead, fourteen in all, included the Commanding Officer of the battalion. Captain Dodd was buried with nine other officers in one grave.
No officer was left to record the manner in which Captain Dodd fell, but many soldiers of the battalion have borne witness to his heroic death at the head of his men in the inner trenches of the Germans. At his own request he had worn his sword, an arm not now generally carried by officers when in action, and it is recorded by men of his battalion that when he fell at their head, in the moment of victory, he called to them to raise him up, so that he could see the Germans in flight, and to replace in his hand the sword which had fallen from it when he received his death-wound.
Captain Dodd was a member of the Calodonian Club, London and of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. He was a good all-round sportsman and a keen hunting man. He was not married.

was the son of the late Admiral Lord Frederic H. Kerr and Emily, daughter of the late General Sir Peregrine Maitland, G. C. B.
He was born on the 20th May, 1867, educated at Charterhouse, and was appointed a Page of Honour to Queen Victoria at the age of twelve years, which post he held until he left that school. He proceeded to the R. M. C., Sandhurst, and after entering the Gordon Highlanders as Lieutenant in August, 1886, had a long and varied career on the Staff and on active service. From January, 1892, to January, 1896, he was Adjutant of his battalion. In 1895 he took part in operations in Chitral, being with the Relief Force, and being present at the storming of the Malakand Pass. He was mentioned in Despatches ("London Gazette", 15th November, 1895), was awarded the D. S. O., and received the medal with clasp.
Becoming Captain in 1896 he was again on service in 1897-98 on the north-western frontier of India, with the Tirah Expeditionary Force, and took part in the action at Dargai, receiving two additional clasps to his medal.
After serving for some time with his battalion in the South African War he was appointed a Brigade-Major in April, 1900, holding that appointment till December, 1901. He took part in the advance on Kimberley, including the action at Magersfontain; was present at operations in the Orange Free State, at Paardeberg, and the actions at Poplar Grove and Driefontein; in Cape Colony, 1899-1900; and at operations in the Orange River Colony in 1900 and 1901. He was mentioned in Despatches ("London Gazette", 16th April, 1901), was promoted Brevet-Major on the 29th November, 1900, and received the Queen's medal with four clasps.
From February, 1904, to November, 1905, having received his substantive Majority in December of the former year, he was D. A. Q. M. G. of the first Division at Aldershot; and from November, 1905, to October, 1908, D. A. A. G. and General Staff Officer, Second Grade, in the same command. In October, 1908, he was appointed Deputy Assistant Director of Movements at the headquarters of the Army, and did valuable work in connection with the new mobilisation scheme, which has stood so successfully the test imposed on it by the war.
In the spring of 1913 he was appointed General Staff Officer, First Grade, in the Scottish Command, and in the Great War he went out as General Staff Officer, First Grade, on the lines of communication, his appointment dating from the 15th August, 1914. on the 21st September he was appointed General Staff Officer, First Grade, with the Ist Division.
He was killed by a bursting shell at the headquarters of the Ist and IInd Divisions at Chateau Hooge, near Ypres, on 31st October, 1914.
Colonel Kerr was a member of the Naval and Military Club. He married Lady Helen Kerr, daughter of the ninth Marquess of Lothian, and left two sons: Schomberg David Frederic, born 1903; and Ronald William, born 1906.