KIDD, Neil
| Service Number: | 1740 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Yarra, Victoria, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Yea, Murrindindi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shunter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave - At sea (HS Macheno) - Panel 66, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Yea School No 699 Great War Roll of Honor, Yea War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1740, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1740, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1740, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 7 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1740, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (jaw and throat) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Kidd of Matheson Street, Yea, Victoria; brother of Robert Kidd who was killed in action on 25 October 1917 while serving with the 58th Battalion
Father of ex-nuptial child May Johnston of Yea born 29 June 1911, guardian was Edward Noble of Raglan Street, Yea
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
15 February 1920 - May Johnston wrote to Base Records for a copy of Neil's record. In February 1921 repleid that she would need to furnish a reason for requesting the record
21 December 1920 - Edward Noble wrote to Base Records saying that he was happy for Neils father to have the medals but wouldlike anything that would benefit the child i.e. May Johnston