LIDSTONE, Sydney Elliott Timewell
(Service number 3/3917)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 08/07/1897 | Place of Birth | Devonshire England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 11 December 1917 | Age | 20 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Tycho Mail, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Motor driver mechanic for NZ Express Co, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Laura Lidstone (Mother), Tycho Mail, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | |||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 36th Reinforcements, Medical Corps | ||
| Date | 23 April 1918 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Southhampton, England |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western European 1918 | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal. Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 February 1975 | Age | 78 |
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| Place of Death | Waimate | ||
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| New Zealand Memorials | Gleniti School War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Nancy Davie recounted that Lidstone had only been in New Zealand for a short while before being called up for service on turning 21. Apparently he had served as a nurse in the Devon area. He returned to New Zealand in 1919 and later became a mechanic at the Timaru Municipal Bus station until he retired. (Personal conversation with Tony Rippin, 14 October 2014). Lidstone returned to New Zealand in 1919 on the ship Remuera .
Sources
Personal conversation between Nancy Davie (daughter) of Timaru and Tony Rippin (14 October 2014); Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (May 2014)
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Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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