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KIDD, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 31179 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, 8 October 1898 |
| Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Armidale District School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Vignacourt, France, 21 May 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Armidale Memorial Fountain, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Dec 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Gunner, 31179, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' |
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| 19 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 31179, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 21 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 31179, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 31179 awm_unit: 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-05-21 |
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"...31179 Gunner John Kidd, Australian Field Ambulance, 12th Field Artillery. A clerk of Glebe Point (originally Orange, NSW) prior to enlistment, Gnr Kidd died of wounds on 21 May, 1918, in France ." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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