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James Dalgleish Tait

In memory of:

Corporal James Dalgleish Tait

April 10, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

425400

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regt.)

Citation(s):

Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Born:

October 1, 1889
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Enlistment:

September 6, 1915
Sewell, Manitoba

Son of Adam and Janet Tait, of Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 336 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. C. 3.

Location:

Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Bois Carre British Cemetery– Bois Carre British Cemetery - The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Bois Carre British Cemetery
    Bois Carre British Cemetery – Bois Carre British Cemetery - The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Photo of James Tait– Carluke Parish Historical Society in Carluke, Scotland http://www.carlukehistory.co.uk/ Corporal James D. Tait, M.M., 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles. Awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field. Killed in France on 10th April, 1917. Aged 27 years. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Tait, Chapel St., Carluke.

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    Photo of James Tait
    Photo of James Tait – Carluke Parish Historical Society in Carluke, Scotland http://www.carlukehistory.co.uk/ Corporal James D. Tait, M.M., 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles. Awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field. Killed in France on 10th April, 1917. Aged 27 years. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Tait, Chapel St., Carluke.

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