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Military service
Service number:
437831
Age:
22
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
July 30, 1894
Death:
December 15, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
T. 483.
Additional information
Son of James and Joanne Tait, of Cruganess, Bixter, Shetland, Scotland.
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Photo of James Cameron Bowie Tait
Pte James Tait, 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 51st Bn (Edmonton). Private Tait was a member of the 51st Bn before being sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Grave Marker
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Private James Cameron Bowie Tait
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Private James Cameron Bowie Tait
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Private James Cameron Bowie Tait
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Commemorated on:
Page 171 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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