James KYDD

KYDD, James

Service Number: 426621
Enlisted: 18 July 1942, Enlisted at Brisbane
Last Rank: Flight Sergeant
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 June 1917
Home Town: Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, 21 January 1944, aged 26 years
Cemetery: Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Chester, England
Section A, Grave 544, Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flight Sergeant, 426621
18 Jul 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 426621, Enlisted at Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William and Williamina Kydd; husband of Mary Thelma Kydd of Davidson Street, Wynnum, QLD

Plane was Wellington BJ652 which crashed near Derbyshire, UK while on a cross country training flight

Headstone inscription reads:
He gave his life for his country and his family
Roll of Honour - Wynnum, QLD