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KYDD, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 426621 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 426621 | |
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| 18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 426621, Enlisted at Brisbane |
Personal Stories
Help us honour James Kydd's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography 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