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Military service
Service number:
193210
Age:
35
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
13th Bn
Birth:
October 11, 1880
Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Enlistment:
October 31, 1915
Hamilton, Ontario
Death:
October 8, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Samuel and Janet Tait, of Mount Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario. Husband of Margaret Tait of Mount Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario. Brother of Private Robert Tait, who died on October 8, 1916 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment).
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Newspaper Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping
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Attestation papers
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Attestation papers
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Badge
Cap Badge 13th Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte Tait enlisted with the 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was transferred to the 13th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Private Tait enlisted in the 92nd Bn but was transferred to the 13th Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada) as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V.Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Inscription
Inscription - Vimy Memorial, photo courtesy of Marg Liessens. -
Essay
Description of the battle of Vimy Ridge -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Private John Tait
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Private John Tait
Digital gallery of
Private John Tait
Digital gallery of
Private John Tait
Digital gallery of
Private John Tait
Digital gallery of
Private John Tait
Digital gallery of
Private John Tait
Digital gallery of
Private John Tait
Digital gallery of
Private John Tait
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 171 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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