Private Mortimer Herbert Tait
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Tait,
Mortimer Herbert
Date of birth: 1896-02-19
Place of birth: Morden Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: T.J. Tait, 464 Standard Ave., Victoria, B.C.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Date of death:
1917-08-15
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 77261
Highest Rank:
Private
(7th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1576409
LAC ID:
266241
Service file: B9488-S048
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Mr. T. J. and Mrs. M. A. Tait, of 1634, Hollywood Crescent, Victoria, B.C. Former student at Victoria High School.
Victoria Daily Colonist:
June 11, 1916, 5 - Pte Mortimer Tait, WIA, s/o parents on Stannard Ave, Victoria. Lived here 8 years, employed at CPR, educated here. Aged 21.
Sept 6, 1917, 4 - Pte Mortimer Tait, KIA, educated at Victoria, resident here for 8 years, aged 22. Served overseas 3 years, descended from 2 of the best known families of Rupert’s Land 100 years ago. Father resident here.
Uploader's Research notes: 30th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 30th Battalion
30th Battalion Nominal Roll
Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-08-27