KIDD, David Campbell
(Service number 10730)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 29 September 1889 | Place of Birth | Shag Point, Otago |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Henry KIDD (father), Brown Street, Timar | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 27 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 23 September 1954 | Age | 64 years 11 months |
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| Place of Death | Kimberley, South Africa | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Lawn Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
David Campbell Kidd was the youngest son of Irish born Henry Kidd and his Scottish wife Christina (née Donald). He was educated at Albury School and Christ's College. David married Anne (Nan) Elizabeth Stirling in 1919, and after her death he married Elizabeth Bess Loy. He was the MP for Waimate from 1938 until his death. He collapsed and died when he was leading a delegation to a parliamentary meeting (see Timaru Herald, 25 September 1954). He was survived by his second wife, a daughter and a son. His brothers Robert (Bob) and John (Jack) also served in World War I, and brthers Gavin (Guy) and Thomas (Tom) served in the South African War.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [28 April 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [28 April 2018]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [28 April 2018]; Waimate Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [28 April 2018]
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