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William Gilbert TAIT

Regimental number778
Place of birthMontalbion, Queensland
OccupationDrover
AddressIrvinebank, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Tait, Irvinebank, Queensland
Enlistment date11 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 March 1918
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit), F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/112/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 19 August 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll8983A
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 18), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
92
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James MacIntosh and Bridget TAIT, Gibbs Creek, Irvinebank, Queensland

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