British Army Veterinary Corps
John Harold KIDSON
Lance Corporal
Died 15 October 1918 · Aged 31
His story
John Harold Kidson worked as a metal mixer.
He was recorded living in Wolverhampton in 1911.
He served as a lance corporal in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/24190. His recorded unit was No. 11 Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 15 October 1918, aged 31. His recorded cemetery or memorial is Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Metal Mixer
- Residence recorded
- Wolverhampton
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Lance Corporal
- Service number
- SE/24190
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 11 Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 15 October 1918
- Age
- 31
- Cemetery or memorial
- Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery
- Grave reference
- 350.
Connected men
- John Henry HURSTAlso buried at Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery
- Leonard STEPTOEAlso buried at Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 408
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “John Harold Kidson”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/kidson-john-harold-se-24190/.
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