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KIDMAN, Roy Keith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | S5347 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 5 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Naracoorte, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pastoralist |
| Died: | Natural causes, Penola, South Australia, 23 January 1980, aged 86 years |
| Cemetery: |
Penola (New) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Bedourie War Memorial, Bedourie War Memorial, Birdsville ANZAC Memorial Wall, Birdsville ANZAC Memorial Wall, Naracoorte Light Horse Roll of Honour, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW2, Penola Memorial Walk |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, Es Salt Raid | |
| 3 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, S5347, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Major, S5347, Mount Gambier, South Australia | |
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| 11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, S5347 | |
| 12 Oct 1941: | Involvement Major, S5347 | |
| 11 Aug 1942: | Discharged Major, S5347, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
His brother 3706 Sergeant Eric Kidman was awarded the Military Medal for his bravery demonstrated on the morning of 9 October, 1917 at the Brick Kiln south of Zonnebeke - see his profile
Lieutenant Roy Kidman was presented with his Military Cross by General Birdwood (UK) on 6 March 1920
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