Lieutenant Alexander John Kitto
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Kitto,
Alexander John
Date of birth: 1880-10-31
Place of birth: Slough
Next of kin: Mrs. L. M. Kitto, mother, of 920 Heywood Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Barrister
Occupation (normalized): Lawyer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-09-16
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, I. I. 9.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
Lieutenant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 523902
LAC ID:
502081
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B5213-S025
Uploader's Notes: Son of Francis Bowyer Kitto and Lavinia Mary Kitto, of 920, Heywood Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia.
He served for three months with the Royal Artillery Officer’s Cadet School at St. John’s Wood, Exeter and was then commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Canadian Field Artillery on 17 May 1916. Initially he served in England with the Reserve Brigade, C. F. A.
On 16 September 1916 during an attack west of Courcelette, he was shot through the heart by a sniper, who, after the infantry had advanced, was found to have been located in a shell hole within the Canadian lines.
He served for three months with the Royal Artillery Officer’s Cadet School at St. John’s Wood, Exeter and was then commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Canadian Field Artillery on 17 May 1916. Initially he served in England with the Reserve Brigade, C. F. A.
On 16 September 1916 during an attack west of Courcelette, he was shot through the heart by a sniper, who, after the infantry had advanced, was found to have been located in a shell hole within the Canadian lines.
Uploader's Research notes: [Lieutenant Army Canadian Artillery 12th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery 49th Battery ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-10-13