TAIT, William Irvine
(Service number 3/150A)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 04/06/1890 | Place of Birth | Greymouth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Le Crens Terrace, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Accountant | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Captain James Tait (father), Le Cren's Terrace, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Medical Corps | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
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| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 October 1956 | Age | 66 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Irvine Tait was the fourth son of Captain James Tait, harbourmaster at Timaru, and his wife Harriet née Irvine. His oldest brother died in 1911 at Timaru; his second brother, Allan George Tait, served with the Territorial Force and twice endeavoured to enlist but was appealed for by the Timaru Boys' High School Board of Govenors, where he was a master and headmaster. And two brothers, Gilbert Innes Tait and Ivan Howard Tait, also served in World War One, Ivan to die a civilian in World War Two. William was on active service when his father died quite suddenly on 4 November 1917. His brother A. G. Tait was the father of the distinguished Admiral Sir Allan Gordon Tait. William married Cara Ethel Holdgate in 1922.
Sources
Genealogical notes by Guy Holdagte, 2014 (L2014/008); Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [26 February 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [26 February 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [27 February 2017]; Press, 6 November 1917 (Papers Past) [27 February 2017]
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Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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