Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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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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