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Military service
Service number:
429060
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
7th Bn.
Birth:
Stafford, England
Death:
May 5, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. D. 2.
Additional information
Son of William Henry and Mary Jane Kidwell, of Stafford, England. Went to Canada, 1910.
Digital gallery of Private Osmond Kidwell
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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. -
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). -
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. -
Entrance
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Cemetery
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Grave Marker
Digital gallery of
Private Osmond Kidwell
Digital gallery of
Private Osmond Kidwell
Digital gallery of
Private Osmond Kidwell
Digital gallery of
Private Osmond Kidwell
Digital gallery of
Private Osmond Kidwell
Digital gallery of
Private Osmond Kidwell
Digital gallery of
Private Osmond Kidwell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 113 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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