Alexander TAIT

Regimental number6/156
Addressc/o Mrs Milligan, Madras Street, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Miss Gladys Tait, c/o Lieutenant Fothergill, South African Mounted Rifles, Estcourt, Natal, South Africa
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 12 December 1915
Place of burialCanterbury Cemetery, Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body