TAIT, Samuel Peter
| Service Number: | 5404 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916, Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Miepoll, Vic., 1895 |
| Home Town: | Miepoll, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Miepoll State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5404, 19th Infantry Battalion, Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5404, 19th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5404, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Involvement 5404, 19th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5404 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Peter and Sarah TAIT, 82 Mansfield Street, Northcote, Victoria.
The painful duty devolved upon the Rev, White on Thursday of informing Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tait, of Clear Ridges, that their son, Sergeant S. P. Tait, had been killed In action in France on October 7th. This is the second occasion within six months that Mr. and Mrs. Tait have suffered the bereavement of a gallant son at the front, Signaller Robert Tait having been killed in action in May last. The deceased soldier hero who has just made the supreme sacrifice was about 23 years of age. He enlisted from Wyalong on March 1st, 1916, and left with the "Cornsstalks " He had resided with his parents on the farm up to the time of enlistment, and was as fine type of young Australian, from every point of view, as one could wish to meet. He left as a private, but was promoted to the rank of sergeant on the field of battle. In addition to his parents, one sister (Mrs. W. Williams, of Mungery), and a brother, William, are left to mourn their sad loss, to whom we extend our deepest sympathy.
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