Edward John Cecil KIDD

12 April 1918

Second-Lieutenant E. J. C. Kidd, Addingham, Accidentally Killed

It is with great regret that we record the death, in an aeroplane accident, of Second-Lieut. E. J. C. Kidd, Royal Air Force, Addingham. On receipt of a telegram on Wednesday his father at once set off to see him, and later on another telegram stated that he had died as the result of the accident. Lieut. Kidd, who was 21 years of age, was the only son of Mr. W. Kidd, head master of the National School, Addingham, and had only returned to his duties on Monday after a short leave spent at home. The sympathy of a wide circle of friends will be extended to Mr. and Mrs. Kidd and family in their great loss.

19 April 1918

ADDINGHAM – Late Lieut. E. J. Cecil Kidd

Adverting to the accident reported last week, which caused the death of Lieut. E. J. C. Kidd, it appears that after having been home for a weekend he got back on Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock and reported for duty and found he was down for a flight with a pilot. They must have flown about six minutes when something went wrong and the machine came down near the Military Hospital. The pilot was dead, and Lieut. Kidd was amongst the wreckage suffering injuries to various parts of his body, but the most serious one, which resulted in his death, was an injury to the base of the skull. Before joining up Lieut. Kidd went to Bradford Grammar School, and joined the Yorkshire Dragoons. He was transferred to the West Yorkshire’s and was then recommended for a commission and joined the O.T.C. at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was gazetted on January lst 1917, and went out to France soon afterwards. He joined the Royal Flying Corps on January 4th 1918, and had just completed his course. The Adjutant of his old company, the West Yorkshire’s, said of him:– “He was a gentleman and had made good.”

The funeral took place on Monday afternoon, and the sympathy of the people with the bereaved family was shown by the large attendance, the Church being nearly full. The body was carried to the Church by a contingent of the V.T.C. The choir sang the hymns ‘Brief life is here our portion’, ‘Nearer my God to Thee’, and the chant was ‘Lord, Thou hast been our refuge’. The service in the church and at the graveside was conducted by the rector, Rev. J. W. Hall.

The chief mourners were:– Mr. and Mrs. Kidd, Miss K. Kidd (Yeadon), Miss and Miss M. Kidd, Mr. A. E. West (Bingley), Mr. J. England, J.P. (grandfather), Mr. R. Kidd, Mr. and Mrs. F. Wall, Mr. and Mrs. S. England, Mr. A. England (Shipley), Mr. A. England (Aintree), Mr. H. England (Liverpool), Mrs. T. England, Mrs. J. England (uncles and aunts), Miss Yeadon, Mrs. D. and Miss N. Yeadon (Yeadon), Mrs. T. Fawcett (Otley), Dr. Crabtree, Mr. and Mrs. Milford, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Garforth, Miss M. Laurie (Skipton), Mr. G. B. Prior, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Thackray (Netherwood), Mr. J. Emmott, Mr. Ellis Hartley, Mrs. and Miss Hall (Rectory).

The following were amongst a large number of floral tributes:– “Father and Mother,” Ruth, Freda and Bert, Uncle Foster and Aunt Sophia and Family, Uncle Sam and Aunt Agnes and Family, “Chickies,” Officers of 99th R.F.C. Squadron, Aunt Eva and Aunt Edith, Aunt Jane, Mr. Prior and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Milford, Teachers and Scholars of Addingham Church Schools, Addingham Tennis Club.

04 July 1919

PEACE SUPPLEMENT TO THE 'CRAVEN HERALD' – CRAVEN'S FALLEN OFFICERS

LIEUTENANT E. J. C. KIDD

Royal Air Force, son of Mr. W. Kidd, headmaster of National School, Addingham, accidentally killed during April, 1918, aged 21 years.