Kidd, John Alexander (Sergeant, b.1887 - d.1980)

Places	Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Quinn's Post Area, Courtney's Post Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Quinn's Post Area, Quinn's Post
Accession Number	3DRL/3554
Collection type	Private Record
Record type	Collection
Measurement	1 ITEM
Object type	Typescript
Maker	Kidd, John Alexander
Place made	Australia: Tasmania
Date made	c. 1969
Access	Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room.	AWM315 419/055/007
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.

Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of 1657 Sergeant John Alexander Kidd, 15th Battalion, Quinn's Post, Gallipoli, c.1969.

Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection consists of a single typescript account of Sergeant Kidd's experiences at Quinn's Post in May 1915. Kidd describes sniper fire, an unknown person's song, capturing Turkish prisoners of war, and some of the officers and men with whom he served.