Gunner

Christopher Roy Tait

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John Lavinia Tait, of Victoria St. West, Hamilton, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
2/2557
Name:
Christopher Roy Tait
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
04 June 1895
Place of Birth: 
Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
J. Tait (father), Rautangi Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Rautangi Road, Mount Eden, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk for Hamilton Furnishing Company
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 15 Howitzer Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received at the Battle of the Somme
Date of Death:
05 October 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 5. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Christopher Roy Tait
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