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Arthur Preston Kidd

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Preston AWMM
  • Surname
    Kidd AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 35858 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 January 1888 Military personnel file Inglewood, Taranaki Military personnel file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Stephen Preston Kidd (father), Westown, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 35858 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Factory manager/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Epilepsy AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Mr Stephen Preston Kidd and Eliza Jane Kidd, of Westown, New Plymouth

    Five children went to war: Stewart Oxley Kidd (11/1818); Elsie Jane Kidd (22/325); Arthur Preston Kidd (35858); Robert Guthrie Kid (11/1817); Richard James Kidd (35834)

    Moeraki then transfer to Port Sydney at Sydney for Suez. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    29 August 1918 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Zealand AWMM Block 1. Lot 9. Plot 1 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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Sources

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