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Hugh Matheson Tait

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Hugh Matheson Tait

December 16, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/156125

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Robert J. and Annie Tait, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 218 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Grave 14713.

Location:

CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY is situated about 2 kilometres east of Cambridge on the road to Newmarket. It is regretted that it is not possible to keep a copy of the register in this cemetery. Assistance may be obtained from staff when they are present and a copy of the register is available for consultation at the Commission's Head Office, 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 7DX.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star January 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram January 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Hugh Matheson Tait– Flight Sergeant Hugh Matheson Tait on Mount Royal, Montreal, Quebec, prior to departure for overseas.

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    Photo of Hugh Matheson Tait – Flight Sergeant Hugh Matheson Tait on Mount Royal, Montreal, Quebec, prior to departure for overseas.
  • Group photo– Flight Training School. Class 41 6(0)AFU

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    Group photo – Flight Training School. Class 41 6(0)AFU
  • Newspaper Clipping– Death Notice.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Death Notice.
  • Group Photo– RCAF Squadron. Hugh Tait, back row 7th from left.

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    Group Photo – RCAF Squadron. Hugh Tait, back row 7th from left.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Receiving their Wings

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    Newspaper Clipping – Receiving their Wings
  • Family Photo– The Tait family at Bill's wedding(to Jean Shaw). Left to Right Front:Annie(mother),Robert(father), Rae, L to R Back: Andy, Bob, Don, Bill, Hugh.

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    Family Photo – The Tait family at Bill's wedding(to Jean Shaw). Left to Right Front:Annie(mother),Robert(father), Rae, L to R Back: Andy, Bob, Don, Bill, Hugh.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Grave Site. Interred at the Cambridge City Cemetery,Plot 14713, Cambridge,England. Information received from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Grave Marker – Grave Site. Interred at the Cambridge City Cemetery,Plot 14713, Cambridge,England. Information received from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Hugh Matheson Tait is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Hugh Matheson Tait is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Hugh Matheson Tait is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Hugh Matheson Tait is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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