Guest Desmond6 Posted 19 February , 2004 Share Posted 19 February , 2004 KIdd, Capt. A.L. Gordon, Indian Army, Broughshane Street, Ballymena. CWGC no luck - any kind souls give me a hand from SDGW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 19 February , 2004 Share Posted 19 February , 2004 Desmond Can you give more details - date of death etc. It makes life easier. Also, is his name Gordon or Kidd? SDGW does not have Indian Army names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 19 February , 2004 Share Posted 19 February , 2004 This looks like him Name: GORDON-KIDD Initials: A Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Captain Regiment: Royal Flying Corps Unit Text: 19th Sqdn. Secondary Regiment: 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards Secondary Unit Text: and Date of Death: 27/08/1917 Awards: DSO Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: III. D. 14. Cemetery: MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 19 February , 2004 Share Posted 19 February , 2004 Thanks guys - home from work - and now I can check the old papers to see if all fits in. Many thanks for your help yet again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brown Posted 19 February , 2004 Share Posted 19 February , 2004 Publication 9.9.16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 19 February , 2004 Share Posted 19 February , 2004 Great picture! I'm worried about this man's connections to Ballymena. His name is on the roll of honour' as one of the town's fallen but I have found a number of men on that list whose connection is a little tenuous ... At least I know who and what to look for now. I'll check the files in a.m. Appreciation all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Desmond6 Posted 20 February , 2004 Share Posted 20 February , 2004 He's my man ... From files:- Captain A. L. Gordon-Kidd DSO Royal Flying Corps, whose death from wounds is officially reported, was a son of the late Captain James Gordon-Kidd of Ballymena, who served for many years in the Indian Army. He was a cousin of the Rev. T. J. Fosythe, Randalstown and of Mr. F.C. Mills, Cliftonville, Belfast. When the war began he was in England qualifying for the Indian police. He joined the army and served for a time with an Indian Regiment in France , being once wounded. Later on he transferred to the RFC attaining the rank of Flight Commander in 1916. He was recently awarded the DSO for daring work in the air. I have to say that Capt. Gordon-Kidd must have had a fairly tenuous connection to the town! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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