Gifford TAIT

Regimental number16446
OccupationElectrician
Next of kinFather, R Tait, 74 Rolleston Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, New Zealand Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Manuka on 5 October 1916
Final rankTrooper
Final unit6th Squadron, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialRamleh War Cemetery (Row M, Grave No 46), Palestine
Miscellaneous information from
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Name recorded on Roll of Honour as Clifford TAIT. Parents: Ross and Marget Tait, Shetland Islands
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 40, p. 2