Private

James Arthur Tait

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James Brown Tait and Catherine Tait, of Ballance, Pahiatua, Wellington.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25125
Name:
James Arthur Tait
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J.B. Tait (father), Ballance, Pahiatua, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 2 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 June 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 June 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 56
HMNZT 57
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
James Arthur Tait
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