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Osmond Kidwell

In memory of:

Private Osmond Kidwell

May 5, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

429060

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

7th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of William Henry and Mary Jane Kidwell, of Stafford, England. Went to Canada, 1910.

Commemorated on Page 113 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHESTER FARM CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

II. D. 2.

Location:

CHESTER FARM CEMETERY is located 4 Km south east of Ieper town centre, on the Vaartstraat a road leading from the Komenseweg connecting Ieper to Komen (N336). From Ieper town centre the Komenseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 1 Km along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto the Komenseweg. 2.3 Km along the Komenseweg lies the right hand turning onto Vaartstraat. The cemetery is located 1.5 Km along the Vaartstraat on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Osmond Kidwell– Private Osmond Kidwell, originally from Staffordshire, England.

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    Photo of Osmond Kidwell
    Photo of Osmond Kidwell – Private Osmond Kidwell, originally from Staffordshire, England.
  • Dead Man's Penny– 'Dead Man's Penny' given to the family of Osmond Kidwell after he was killed.

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    Dead Man's Penny
    Dead Man's Penny – 'Dead Man's Penny' given to the family of Osmond Kidwell after he was killed.
  • War Memorial– This is a War Memorial to the former pupils of Rugeley Grammar School (founded 1567) who died in service in both World Wars. It is situated in the chancel of the old St Augustine's Church, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England which is otherwise unused and derelict. Osmond Kidwell's name is commemorated towards the bottom of the second column.

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    War Memorial
    War Memorial – This is a War Memorial to the former pupils of Rugeley Grammar School (founded 1567) who died in service in both World Wars. It is situated in the chancel of the old St Augustine's Church, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England which is otherwise unused and derelict. Osmond Kidwell's name is commemorated towards the bottom of the second column.
  • St Augustine's Church– This is a view of the ruins of the old St Augustine's Church at Rugeley. The war memorial on which Osmond Kidwell's name is commemorated is in the chancel on the right hand side. He was born in Colwich (about 3 miles from Rugeley) and enlisted at New Westminster B.C., on 11th March 1915. He stated on his Attestation Paper that he was a planer by occupation and belonged to the Active Militia (104th).

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    St Augustine's Church
    St Augustine's Church – This is a view of the ruins of the old St Augustine's Church at Rugeley. The war memorial on which Osmond Kidwell's name is commemorated is in the chancel on the right hand side. He was born in Colwich (about 3 miles from Rugeley) and enlisted at New Westminster B.C., on 11th March 1915. He stated on his Attestation Paper that he was a planer by occupation and belonged to the Active Militia (104th).
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