Notes
He enrolled Worcester College, Oxford in 1908 and the college archives add: 'Frederick Kidner was born in Somerset and attended Sherborne School in Dorset between 1901 and 1906. He entered Worcester College in 1908 and during his time in Oxford played rugby for the College. After an unsuccessful attempt to join the Indian Civil Service Frederick Kidner graduated BA in 1911 and joined his uncle’s agricultural business in Russia. He returned to Britain at the outbreak of war and joined the 16th London Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Rifles) in September 1914. On 19 February 1915 Lance-Corporal Frederick Kidner was shot by a sniper and died of his wounds the following day.'