Sapper

Mitchell Welby Tait

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Arthur Tait, of Tiriraukawa, Mataroa, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/1100
Name:
Mitchell Welby Tait
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. Tait (mother), Dura, Hunterville, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
103 Ferguson Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, Divisional Signal Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
16 October 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. I. 62.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Mitchell Welby Tait
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