John Armstrong Crozier Kidd RAMC^1,2,3

• (Child) Birth*: John Armstrong Crozier Kidd RAMC was born on 4 April 1893.^4,5
• Marriage*: He married Phyllis Marjorie Sandes on Monday, 29 October 1928 at St Thomas Cathedral, Bombay, India, ; First name(s)     John Armstrong Crozier
  Last name     Kidd
  Marriage year     1928
  Marriage date     29 Oct 1928
  Spouse's first name     Phyllis Marjorie
  Spouse's last name     Sandes
  Place     Bombay
  Presidency     Bombay
  Groom's age     35
  Bride's age     20
  Groom's father's first name     Frederic William
  Groom's father's last name     Kidd
  Bride's father's first name     Robert- Dalrymple
  Bride's father's last name     Sandes
  Catalogue description     Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bombay, 1709-1948:
  Archive reference     N-3-140
  Folio number     133
  Entry number     284
  Record set     British India Office Marriages
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Parish Marriages
  Collections from     Great Britain, UK None.⁴
• (Deceased) Death*: John Armstrong Crozier Kidd RAMC died between April 1977 and June 1977 at Westminster, London, England, , First name(s)     John Armstrong C
  Last name     Kidd
  Gender     Male
  Birth day     4
  Birth month     4
  Birth year     1893
  Age     -
  Death quarter     2
  Death year     1977
  District     Westminster
  County     London
  Volume     15
  Page     1918
  Country     England
  Record set     England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Civil Deaths & Burials
  Collections from     Great Britain, England.⁵

Military Service

• Military Service*: John Armstrong Crozier Kidd RAMC served with an unknown person between 1914 and 1920 First name(s)     John Armstrong Crozier
  Last name     Kidd
  Year     1914-20
  Service number     -
  Rank     Captain
  Regiment     Royal Army Medical Corps
  Service record     Rank: Captain, Corps: Royal Army Medical Corps
  Image link     http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D3238101
  Country     Great Britain
  Medal type     British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
  Archive reference     WO372/11
  Archive reference description     Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards
  Record set     Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
  Category     Military, armed forces & conflict
  Subcategory     Medal Rolls and Honours
  Collections from     Great Britain, UK None.³
• Military Service: John Armstrong Crozier Kidd RAMC served with an unknown person on 22 March 1920 London Gazette entry
  John Armstrong Crozier Kidd, M.B., Capt from Spec Res.
  First name(s)     John Armstrong Crozier
  Last name     Kidd
  Publication year     1920
  Issue date     29 Jun 1920
  Issue number     31958
  Periodical     London Gazette
  Country     England
  Record set     London Gazette 1665-2018
  Category     Directories & social history
  Subcategory     Newspapers & Magazines
  Collections from     England, Great Britain.⁶
• (Witness) Military Service: He witnessed the beginning of military service of Dr Douglas George Adamson MBChB MD FRCP consultant physician and the Royal Army Medical Corps on 9 March 1940 at Chepstow, Monouthshire, Wales, ; was posted to 207th Field Ambulance from 7th AA [probably Anti-Aircraft] Divl Coy [Divisional Company] RAMC [Royal Army Medical Corps]
  
  Author of the 207 Welsh Field Ambulance Diaries is Lt Col J A C Kidd RAMC. Research shows him to be John Armstrong Crozier Kidd who qualified MB, aged about 47 at this time, married to Phyllis in India and served in the 1914-18 conflict.
  
  22 February 1940, JAC Kidd describes taking command of the 207 Field Ambulance, also being in charge of 208 and 209 FA. All were to be headquartered at Drill Hall Chepstow.
  
  Over the next few days, various others visit or arrive to take up their posts. Billet suggestions are recorded and it is noted that no officers' billets are available.^7,1
  
• (Witness) Military Service: John Armstrong Crozier Kidd RAMC witnessed the beginning of military service of Dr Douglas George Adamson MBChB MD FRCP consultant physician and the 207 (Welsh) Field Ambulance on 12 March 1940 at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, ; war diary states Lieutenant D G Adamson RAMC reported for duty.
  
  Prior to Douglas' arrival the commanding officer had a struggle to get provisions from Cardiff and transport to bring all that was needed to Chepstow. One lorry broke a big end, but was replaced by County Motors, Hereford, who was the contractor.
  
  Very shortly after this, about 150 more personnel started arriving, to add to the various cooks and drivers already there. The men were billetted in the Church Hall, the Congregational Hall and the Drill Hall.
  
  Great coats, boots, denim clothing and 'necessaries' arrived from Cardiff, along with another 2 trucks.
  
  Most of the men who had been temporarily billetted in the Drill Hall were distributed to the Oddfellows Hall, Cooperative Hall, Baptist Hall, a dance Hall in Bridge Street, leaving only 30 men in the Drill Hall.
  
  A couple of days later, the men were issued with battle suits, shirts, socks and underpants which had arrived from Cardiff.
  
  Once stretchers had been received, stretcher drill was added to the training programme. Easter leave was organised for some, various Other Ranks were hospitalised at Newport and terated or operated on, returning fairly swiftly to the unit.⁸