Gunner

Joseph Mawson Tait

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Hannah T. Tait, of 10, Harrington St., Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:


Submitted by: Barry Smith
Relationship to casualty: Wife's Great Uncle
Birth Date - Joseph Mawson Tait: 06/06/1895. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
43905
Name:
Joseph Mawson Tait
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
26 June 1895
Place of Birth:
Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr John Tait (father), Harrington Street, Port Chalmers
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
26 January 1917
Locality on Enlistment: 
Harrington Street, Port Chalmers
Place of Enlistment: 
Dunedin, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Engineer
Employer:
Union Steam Ship Company, Port Chalmers
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
29 October 1917
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
12 June 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 86
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
K. 18.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Joseph Mawson Tait
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