South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Campaign & Bravery Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | Distinguished Service Order | Flatiron Copse Cemetery |
| Mentioned in Depatches | ||
| Arrived in Theatre | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 5 October 1915 in France | Kenilworth War Memorial | |
| Kenilworth St. Nicholas | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Commissioned | |
| Battle of the Somme | 21 Dec 1901 from Sandhurst | Other War Memorials |
| Clifton College Roll of Honour | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Officers Mess, Bazentin-le-Petit | ||
Distinguished Service Order Citation
For conspicuous gallantry in action. He commanded his battery with great skill and determination. Later he carried out a most valuable reconnaissance, during this
he passed two trenches held by the enemy and captured two prisoners. (Gazette)
Service History
- 21 Dec 1901 - Commissioned to 2nd Lt (Gazette)
- 21 Dec 1905 - Promoted to Lieutenant (Gazette)
- 6 Jan 1913 - Appointed as Adjutant (Gazette)
- 30 Oct 1914 - Promoted to Captain (Gazette)
- 23 Aug 1916 - Promoted to Major (Gazette)
- 14 Nov 1916 - Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (Gazette)
Circumstances of Death
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Major Kidd was killed in action on 26th September 1916. The 70th Brigade war diary entry for that day is transcribed below. 26/9/1916 – Bazentin-le-Petit: During the morning hostile artillery was very quiet till 12.35pm when he put up a barrage in retaliation to our barrage. Infantry attacked on Battn flanks of our front. The Infantry were successful. Bazentin-le-Petit was shelled during the evening and night with 4.2’s. A shell landed in the Officers Mess at 10pm going through the roof and killing Major G.E. Kidd and wounding 2nd Lts J.B.C Capper and G Nairn. 2nd Lt Capper died of wounds 2 hours after he was hit. 3 OR wounded by shell fire. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 5 Nov 1882 in Westminster | 21 Dec 1882 - St. George's, Hanover Square, Westminster |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Dr. Percy Marmaduke and Gertrude Eleanor Kidd | 60 Brook Street, London |
| Wife | Marriage Details |
| Mary Gair Kidd nee Smith | Apr Qtr 1907 in Dublin |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Clifton College, Bristol | Sandhurst Military College |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1882 - 60 Brook Street, London | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Westham, Wrington, Somerset | 1901 - Gentleman Cadet |
| 1901 - Royal Military Academy, Woolwich | 1901 - 2nd Lt in RFA |
| 1904 - Woolwich Barracks | 1911 - Lieutenant with 13th Battery, RFA |
| 1911 - Neermuch Barracks, India | 1914 - Lt & Adjutant, RFA |
| 1912 - “Ladbrook”, New Street, Kenilworth | |
- Played cricket for Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and Sandhurst