Memorial at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Kidd, RN d. 1855
Location
St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Transcript
SEBASTAPOL / Sacred to the memory of / THOMAS OSBORNE KIDD R.N. / Lieut. of H. M. Ship Albion / (son of Joseph Kidd Esqre. and Mary Anna his wife,) / who fell pierced by a rifle ball whilst serving in the Naval Brigade, before Sebastopol, / in the attack on the 18th June 1855, / aged 24 years. / The circumstances of his death are thus detailed in the official dispatch / from Captain Sir Stephen Lushington R.N. to Rear Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons G.C.B. / “It is with extreme regret I have to report the death of Lieut. Kidd who fell on the 18th inst. / After bringing the remains of his party safely into the trenches, / he again returned to the open to recover some wounded men, and in this gallant act of devotion to his duty, / he was shot through the body by a rifle ball, and died shortly after reaching the camp. / Lieut. Kidd was an honour to the brigade, / and Her Majesty’s service has lost one of its most promising young officers”.
This monument is erected by the inhabitants of Armagh, to record their grief for his early death, / and their admiration of the last act of his brief but distinguished career.
Details
Type: Monument
Materials: Marble
Artists: Thomas Farrell
Vessel: HMS Albion
Event
Crimea War
Event Date
1853-1856
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Age:
Date of Death: 18/6/1855
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Saunders, David 'Britain's Maritime Memorials and mementoes' p. 136; Potterton, Homan 'Irish Church Monuments', illustration p. 30.