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TAIT, Clarence Victor
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2699 |
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Enlisted: | 17 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Bendigo High School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Jeweller |
Died: | Killed in Action, Hazebrouck, France, 17 April 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, Morbecque Plot 3, Row A, Grave No. II, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2699, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2699, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2699, 5th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
28 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, France | |
17 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 2699, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2699 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-17 | |
17 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2699, 8th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte 2699 Clarence Victor Tait was killed in action on 17 April 1918 during the 1st Division's defence of Hazebrouck, France during the Spring Offensive (Lys).