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Harry Kerr - New Zealand's first Olympic Games Medallist
By Duane Hart (Harry was Duane's Grand great uncle) When Edward Henry Kerr (known as Harry) was born on January 28, 1879, in Waipuku Taranaki, New Zealand, his father, Edward, was 43 and his mother, Sarah, was 41. In 1902, he married Isabella Maria Foster at Beach Church, New Brighton, Christchurch at the age of 23yrs. Witnesses at their wedding were Chas. Foster, New Brighton (town clerk) and E.C. Winny, New Brighton. Harry was a champion shooter, loved rugby, and was good a

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