| Surname: | Gidney |
| Initials: | H T |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/3179 |
| Notes: | MFP & MMP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 21/4/17. He enlisted in the MFP 3/6/16 transferred to MMP 6/7/16, age 30.3 years, occupation School Master, home address: Great Birch, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Attested 9/12/15, Army Reserve 10/12/15 to 30/5/16, Home 30/5/16 to 20/4/17, BEF 21/4/17 to 20/1/19, Home 21/1/19 to 6/10/19, class Z reserve 7/10/19. Herbert Temple Gidney. Birmingham Daily Post 3 October 1962. DAMAGES FOR TV ATTACK. Substantial damages had been paid to Mr. Herbert Temple Gidney, aged 76, of Manor Farm, Heacham, near King's Lynn, in respect of an unintentional defamatory and unjustified personal attack on him in the television programme, Arena, televised form Norwich on January 11, counsel said in the High Court yesterday. Mr Justice Winn allowed the record of libel actions brought by Mr Gidney against Anglia Television, Ltd, the Independent Television Authority and Mr. Richard H S Crossman, MP (Coventry E) to be withdrawn. Mr. Michael Havers, for Mr. Oldney, said that dutrng the programme Mr. Crossman criticised the manner in which honour had been awarded in the New Year Honours List, saying "and then we have even King's Lynn. " I noticed Mr H T Kidney for political services.' I would hazard that he has never done any public service to the country at all - he has either been a hard working Tory agent or he has given a fat cheque to the local Tory fund. Public Work - Mr Gidney was, in fact, well known and popular in North Norfolk, counsel continued and throughout his adult life had devoted a great deal of time to public and political work;. For 46 years a schoolmaster, he was a permanent member of the national Union of Teachers. In World War I he served in the Military Mounted Police and in the Home Guard and Civil Defence in the last war. he was chairman of the local branch of the British Legion for 28 years. The defendants had conceded that Mr Crossman's statement was untrue and had apologised. Mr Peter Bristow expressing the defendants' sincere regret said that at the time Mr Crossman was overworked and in poor health. Soon after the broadcast, he had been taken to hospital with a sever internal haemorrhage. |
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| Decoration: | Member of the British Empire (London Gazette: 42552 Page: 17 Jan. 1, 1962) |
| Citation: | New Years Honours List, Civil Division. Herbert Temple Gidney, Esq, For Political services in King's Lynn. |