Lieutenant Ernest Francis Prittie Tydd
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Tydd,
Ernest Francis Prittie
Date of birth: 1893-05-13
Place of birth: County Tipperary Ireland
Next of kin: William Tydd, brother. Hardisty Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Bank Clerk
Religion: Church of England
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 79884
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
- Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Lieutenant (British Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded three times
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
269049
Service file: B9858-S056
Uploader's Notes:
Militia 19th Alberta Dragoons
Brother of William John Sterne Tydd
From Letters from the Front, Imperial Bank of Canada
Born May 13, 1894, at Clonmel, Ireland. Father, F. E. Tydd, LL.B., T.C.D. Educated at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, Ireland. Entered the service of the Bank, 16th February, 1912. Enlisted, September, 1914, from Strathcona branch, in 31st Battalion. Transferred to The Royal Irish Regiment, 16th February, 1916, as Second Lieutenant. Promoted Lieutenant, 16th September, 1917. Service: On active service with his Battalion in France, and with Army of Occupation in Germany, 1918-19. Severely wounded at Ypres, January, 1917.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion Lieutenant British Army British Infantry Royal Irish Rifles ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2006-10-28
Last modified: 2021-04-10