Rifleman

Ernest Frederick Tait

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Francis A. and Ada Tait, of Whatatutu, Gisborne, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Casualty

Service Number: 
38236
Name:
Ernest Frederick Tait
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. Tait (mother), Whatatutu, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Fencer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
29 August 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 February 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 78
Vessel:
Navua
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI. D. 21.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Ernest Frederick Tait
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