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Oct 25,1898
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Born in England
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May 1, 1916
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Attested into
the 109th Battalion at Lindsay Ontario
Ø Number 724275
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs George Smith, foster mother, of RR #1, Sonya
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
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Jul 21, 1916
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Transferred to
the Special Service Battalion, #3 Special Service Company.
This was done because he was under the age of 18.
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Sep 30, 1916
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Sentenced to 1
day detention and 6 days CB (Confined to Barracks) for being AWL (Absent Without Leave)
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Oct 8, 1916
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Transferred to
the 155th Battalion
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Oct 17, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Northland at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Oct 28, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England
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Dec 5, 1916
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Dec 6, 1916
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at the Rouelles Camp, Havre France and TOS (Taken On Strength)
the 21st Battalion
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Jan 16, 1917
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Left the CBD to
join the 2nd Entrenching Battalion
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Jan 19, 1917
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Joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion at Hersin
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Feb 21, 1917
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Left the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion to join the 21st Battalion
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Feb 22, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion whose headquarters was at Maison Blanche, near Thelus
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Apr 9, 1917
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During
the advance on Vimy Ridge, Pte Tait was killed in action.
He was buried near where he fell, north west of Farbus. After the war ended, his remains could not be
located due to extensive shelling through to the end of the war. As a result he is commemorated on the Vimy Ridge
Memorial.
Following the war the
British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial
Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs Lily Tait, at 32 Plasnewydd Road, Cardiff, Wales
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