Major GEORGE EDWARD (Ned) KIDD
George Kidd was a Major. He was 5ft 8in with blue eyes and brown hair. He was married, and his religion was Methodist. He was born March 22, 1882 in Beckwith Township and married Aug 14, 1913 to Lulu Hastey in Winnipeg, MB at the age of 31. His address was Prospect, Ont. His next of kin was his father, Joseph Kidd and his wife Mary, and he enlisted in Kingston, Ont. on March 26, 1915. He was the sixth of eight children including John, Annie, Margaret, Elizabeth, Angus, James and William Livingstone and lived across from the Peter McLaren family. His mother died when he was seven years old. His unit was the 7th General Hospital. He died February 9, 1948 at the age of 65 in Vancouver, BC.. His wife Lulu (Hastey) was a nursing sister in the war and died in 1941. He was a professor of anatomy at Queen's University. He was awarded the Military Cross for his service in Egypt on March 16, 1916. He is mentioned in the dispatches as serving with Captain George Vanier during this time. His parents were Joseph and Mary (McDiarmid) Kidd. He went to school in Regina, SK in 1906. He was the fourth of six children. His siblings included Margaret, Lizzie, Angus, James and Livingstone. At the age of 19, he listed his occupation as a cheese man. His mother died when he was seven years old. His father died in 1927. Major George Kidd died on Sept 2, 1948. On July 1, 1917, he had ottis media where he experienced deafness but recovered. In previous history, George did state his mouth got infected in 1911. On January 30 1919, he got the flu for 12 days. It was very scary due to his temperature spiking to 106, but he was able to recover. On May 28, 1920, he got a crown on his teeth and two fillings.
He joined the army as a captain on May 30, 1915 and medical officer. He served in Egypt with the #7 Canadian General Hospital in Cairo from March 26, 1915 to April 11, 1916 where he was awarded the Military Cross and mentioned in dispatches. Then he went to France on April 20, 1916 as a Major where he worked at Liverpool Hospital in Etaples. On January 10, 1917, he got sick. He got paid 3$ a day and on January 13, 1917, he started working again in the #7 Canadian General Hospital. On July 1, he was hospitalized for a few days at his hospital but quickly recovered.
On May 11, 1917, he was promoted to Major and stayed at the #7 hospital till the end of the war. However, he did have three different leaves during his time at the 7th General Hospital. On January 11,1918, he became a lieutenant colonel. He was discharged on January 5, 1919. On February 25, 1919, he sailed home and arrived in Ottawa on May 14, 1919.
by David Gardiner
George Kidd was a Major. He was 5ft 8in with blue eyes and brown hair. He was married, and his religion was Methodist. He was born March 22, 1882 in Beckwith Township and married Aug 14, 1913 to Lulu Hastey in Winnipeg, MB at the age of 31. His address was Prospect, Ont. His next of kin was his father, Joseph Kidd and his wife Mary, and he enlisted in Kingston, Ont. on March 26, 1915. He was the sixth of eight children including John, Annie, Margaret, Elizabeth, Angus, James and William Livingstone and lived across from the Peter McLaren family. His mother died when he was seven years old. His unit was the 7th General Hospital. He died February 9, 1948 at the age of 65 in Vancouver, BC.. His wife Lulu (Hastey) was a nursing sister in the war and died in 1941. He was a professor of anatomy at Queen's University. He was awarded the Military Cross for his service in Egypt on March 16, 1916. He is mentioned in the dispatches as serving with Captain George Vanier during this time. His parents were Joseph and Mary (McDiarmid) Kidd. He went to school in Regina, SK in 1906. He was the fourth of six children. His siblings included Margaret, Lizzie, Angus, James and Livingstone. At the age of 19, he listed his occupation as a cheese man. His mother died when he was seven years old. His father died in 1927. Major George Kidd died on Sept 2, 1948. On July 1, 1917, he had ottis media where he experienced deafness but recovered. In previous history, George did state his mouth got infected in 1911. On January 30 1919, he got the flu for 12 days. It was very scary due to his temperature spiking to 106, but he was able to recover. On May 28, 1920, he got a crown on his teeth and two fillings.
He joined the army as a captain on May 30, 1915 and medical officer. He served in Egypt with the #7 Canadian General Hospital in Cairo from March 26, 1915 to April 11, 1916 where he was awarded the Military Cross and mentioned in dispatches. Then he went to France on April 20, 1916 as a Major where he worked at Liverpool Hospital in Etaples. On January 10, 1917, he got sick. He got paid 3$ a day and on January 13, 1917, he started working again in the #7 Canadian General Hospital. On July 1, he was hospitalized for a few days at his hospital but quickly recovered.
On May 11, 1917, he was promoted to Major and stayed at the #7 hospital till the end of the war. However, he did have three different leaves during his time at the 7th General Hospital. On January 11,1918, he became a lieutenant colonel. He was discharged on January 5, 1919. On February 25, 1919, he sailed home and arrived in Ottawa on May 14, 1919.
by David Gardiner