| Regimental number | 2/2557 |
| Date of birth | |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Rautangi Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, J Tait, Rautangi Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Gunner |
| Final unit | 15th (Howitzer) Battery, 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | St Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 5, Grave No 5), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: John Lavinia Tait, Victoria Street West, Hamilton |
| Other details |
War Service: Egypt, Western Front. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Eighth |