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Full Name
Lieutenant Stanley James Kidd
Rank Last Held
Lieutenant
Forename(s)
Stanley James
Surname
Kidd
War
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Serial No.
838605
Date of Birth
1944
Place of Birth
Auckland, New Zealand
Marital Status
Single
Military Awards
New Zealand Operational Service Medal
Last Unit Served
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Victor 4
Place of Death
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam
Date of Death
17 April 1970
Age at Death
26
Year of Death
1970
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Cemetery Name
Papakura Public Cemetery, Papakura District, New Zealand
Grave Reference
RSA Section: Row L, Plot 34. H/S: 838605
Biographical Notes
  • The only son in a family of seven, Lieutenant Kidd was educated at the Westmere Primary School, Pasadena Intermediate and Rotorua High School. After leaving school he worked for a short time in Rotorua and Christchurch before receiving his commission in the Territorial Force. Lieutenant Kidd was a fine singer and guitarist and led a dance band in Christchurch. He was a popular entertainer in Rotorua and in the Army.
  • His death occurred when his patrol was ambushed on April 17 1970, exactly three years to the day since he had joined the Regular Force and only six days before he was due to go to Singapore for six weeks leave. From there, he was to return to New Zealand on 29 May 1970.
  • Killed in action - general shrapnel wound to arm and chest
  • Lieutenant Kidd's father, Mr Henry Beehre of Waiuku, received the New Zealand Operational Service Medal on his behalf from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence at a presentation at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Thursday 27 November 2003
Description of Image
Portrait
Further References
  • News Advertiser 30 April 1970, p1.
  • The Vietnam Scrapbook : 'The Second ANZAC Adventure'
  • New Zealand Ex-Vietnam Services Association Inc.
Previous Military Experience
On August 1 1965, he received his commission at Waiouru in the Territorial Force. He joined the Regular Force on April 17 1967 and was posted to Singapore from the Burnham Military Camp after having his final leave in South Auckland. He was stationed in Singapore for a year, and had served 8 months in Vietnam when he was killed.