Flight Lieutenant

Kenneth William Tait

DFC, MiD (WW2), Battle of Britain Clasp

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William John and Helen Tait, of Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
40441
Name:
Kenneth William Tait
Rank: 
Flight Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
19 November 1918
Place of Birth: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Unit:
Royal Air Force, 257 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
04 August 1941
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal Air Force (RAF)
Embarkation Place:
New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
22 September 1937
Vessel:
Rangitata
Destination:
United Kingdom

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 29.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Kenneth William Tait
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