TAIT, Robert Leckie
| Service Number: | 2261 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Euroa, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Kyogle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Miepoll South State School Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 3 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Kyogle Great War Honor Roll, Kyogle Shire Council Honour Roll WW1, Moglonemby School No. 2911 Honour Roll, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2261, 49th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2261, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2261, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Peter and Sarah TAIT of 82 Mansfield Street, Northcote, Vic.
Private Robert Leckie Tait, of West Wyalong, N.S.W., formerly of Miepoll, has been killed in action in France, Private Tait was one of the many children whom the late Mrs. Leckie "mothered," during the early years, his own mother having died in his infancy. Some years ago his father (Mr P. Tait) and family moved to New South Wales, where they have resided since.
In June 19th issue we reported that Robert Leckie Tait, son of Mr and Mrs Peter Tait, of West Wyalong, New South Wales, had been killed in action in France, and today we chronicle the death of their second son, Sergeant Sam Tait, who was killed in action on 7th October. Much sympathy will be felt for Mr and Mrs Tait (formerly of Miepoll) in this, their double bereavement.
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