Lieutenant-Commander Home Ronald Archibald Kidston was a Royal Navy officer, farmer and racing driver.
10 Facts About Home Kidston
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Home Kidston joined the Royal Navy, being promoted from acting sub-lieutenant to sub-lieutenant on 1 January 1932, and to lieutenant on 1 July 1934.
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Home Kidston retired from the Navy on 21 January 1947.
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In 1947, Home Kidston retired to farm his estate at Southover House, Tolpuddle, Dorset.
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Home Kidston was later posted to New Zealand, and "raised eyebrows" when he arrived with his de Havilland DH.
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Home Kidston ordered his Type 57C from the Bugatti showroom in Nice in 1938 while on shore leave, and it was delivered to England the following year.
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Home Kidston was one of the first in the UK to purchase a Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing coupe, in April 1955.
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Also a keen pilot, Home Kidston owned a de Havilland DH.
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Home Kidston shipped the Moth to New Zealand in 1933, selling it there in 1935.
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In June 1934 Home Kidston registered his brother's Lockheed Vega to take part in the MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia.