Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Robert Kidd
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 20.07.1915
- Place of enlistment: Calgary, Canada
- Service no: 466875
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 42nd Battalion
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 21.06.1883
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 931-4th St, NW, Calgary, Canada
- Occupation: Labourer
- Mother:
- Father:
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
1st Wife, Jane Ann Kidd. 2nd Wife Jennie K. Kidd
- Children:
- Age at Death: 47
- Date of Death: 14.07.1930
- Place of Death: Robertson, Alberta, Canada
- Burial Country: Canada
- Cemetery: Burnsland Cemetery, Calagary, Canada
More about Robert Kidd
Robert’s first wife Jane, when the ship she was aboard (S.S. California) was torpedoed and sunk by German Submarine U-85. She was returning to Dundee from Canada at the time of her death.
For more information on Robert, visit his Canadian Service Record
Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson
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