263792 Sgt. James Mather Kyd British Army 1st Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from:Greenock, Scotland. My father, James Kyd, was a career soldier, joining the Argylls prior to WW2. He was reticent to talk about his wartime experiences but I can confirm that he was captured on Crete in 1941. The records show that he finished the war in Stalag 383 but I have not been able to trace his movements between capture and liberation.
After the war he continued his army career with postings in Palestine and Egypt. He met his wife Mary in Egypt when she was serving in WRAC. He later took a commission into the RASC and completed his 40 years service as a Major. He died in 1984.
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