TAIT, William Thomas
| Service Number: | 487 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Dumfries, Scotland, 7 August 1909 |
| Home Town: | Moree, Moree Plains, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Scotland |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Unknown, Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia, 12 July 1999, aged 89 years |
| Cemetery: |
Buderim Lawn Cemetery - Crematorium & Memorial Gardens Memorial ID: 180076812 Active in WWII |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 487, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 487, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Fremantle |
'Bill' William Thomas Tait, MBE
Gt. Uncle Bill was born: 7 August 1909 in Dumfries, Scotland.
He arrived in Victoria, Australia, in 1912 with his Parents and Siblings.
1920 Bill moved to Taylor St, Glen Innes, NSW
1935 Bill moved to and lived in Inverell, NSW and then later in 1935 moved again to Moree, NSW.
Bill married: 2 Nov 1935 in the C of E Church, Moree NSW
to Phyllis Ena WILSON (my Gt Auntie, sister to my Grandma Alma Denning).
1957 - 1960 Bill was Elected twice as Mayor of Moree, NSW.
1958 - Bill was the Deputy Sheriff of Moree, NSW
Bill retired, enjoying his hobby of making Chess Boards.
RAAF Decorations, Medals and Commendations: Issued 7 April 1987
1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-45, Australian Service Medal 1939-45, and Returned from Active Service Badge.
Submitted 9 November 2024 by Larene O'NEILL
Biography contributed by Larene O'NEILL
William Thomas TAIT - Senior, was active in WWI, age 30, Single. Later William married Margaret Laing Hunter and they had 4 Children: Fred, Bill (William Thomas Jnr), Andrew, and Bessie.
William Snr was Born: 27.9.1884 Numuska, Victoria, Australia. Enlisted 20.10.1914, AIF, Private No. 487, WWI Service: 10th Light Horse Regiment, embarked from Fremantle W.A., Ship HMAT Surada.
Demobilised: 24 Sept 1919.
SON: William Thomas TAIT - Junior, aka 'Bill' - was active in WWII.
Born: 7 Aug 1909 in Dumfries, Scotland. Arrived in Toorak, Victoria Aust at age 3, in 1912 from Scotland. Later moved to Inverell NSW, then Moree NSW. Became Mayor of Moree twice.
Died: 12 Jul 1999, Noosa Heads, age 89
Later in Moree, Bill became Mayor (twice) and Deputy Sheriff of the Moree Town, NSW where he met his Wife Phyllis Ena Wilson.
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