James Duncan Kydd

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: 41198
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
  • Unit/Ship: 11th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 35
  • Date of Death: 03.05.1917
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Arras Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Bay 1 & 2

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 39 Peddie Street
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:

    Betsy  Kydd, 39 Peddie St, Dundee

  • Father:

    George Kydd, 39 Peddie St, Dundee

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about James Duncan Kydd

James has no known grave but is remembered on the Arras Memorial.

James Duncan Kydd   41198   Royal Scots

KYDD Killed in action, 3d May 1917, Private James D. Kydd, Royal Scots, dearly beloved and only surviving son of Mr and Mrs George Kydd, 39 Peddie Street, Dundee.

Dundee Courier 19th May 1917

Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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