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In proud & loving memory of
Our son
James Clifford Kidd
Sgt R.O. R.A.F. V.R.
Who gave his life for King
And Country
Died Aug 17th 1942 Aged 21 years
To the world an airman to us the world
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Chepstow Cemetery
Monmouthshire
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James Clifford
Kidd
1921
Chepstow, Monmouthshire
14th August 1942
Killed on impact when his plane a Blenheim V BA192 hit a tree on take-off from RAF Charterhall in the Borders killing both himself and his pilot Sgt Thomas Alan Rutherford R.A.A.F.
21
Chepstow Cemetery, Chepstow, Monmouthshire
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