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Private Osmond Kidwell

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Kidwell, Osmond
Date of birth: 1896-04-09
Place of birth: Colwich Staffordshire England
Next of kin: Mary Jane Kidwell, mother. Melford, Staffordshire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Planer
Address: Abbotsford, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-05-05
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Chester Farm Cemetery, 1915. II. D. 2.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 429060
Highest Rank: Private (7th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-03-11 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Zillebeke

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 445996
LAC ID: 498749
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B5141-S003
Uploader's Notes:

Son of William Henry Kidwell and Mary Jane Kidwell of 5 Victoria Road, Stafford, England

Went to Canada, 1910.

CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action - while in his dugout he was killed by a miniature mine explosion.

Prior service with 104th Regiment, Westminster Fusiliers of Canada

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion 2nd Reinforcing Draft Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-07