Regimental number | 1892 |
Place of birth | Adelaide,South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Wanbi, Paringa Line, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.11 |
Height | 5' 7.25" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Kidd, Wanbi, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (as entered on Attestation Form; in Roll of Honour form father stated his son had served in the Citizen Military Forces.) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | White House Cemetery (Plot III, Row S, Grave No. 13), St. Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward William and Elizabeth KIDD, Chicago, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KIDD Walter George |