Tait John Fusilier 4271077 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 16:16, 13 July 2018

2018-07-13T16:16:12Z

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70bgadmin at 09:26, 6 June 2018

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Created page with "{{personnel |Surname and forenames=Tait John |Army number=4271077 |Rank=Fusilier |Decorations= |Date of birth=Not yet known. |Age=27 |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland..."

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Tait John
|Army number=4271077
|Rank=Fusilier
|Decorations=
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=27
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served Malaya. DIED 9/3/1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – location unknown.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Task or role=
|Promotions=
|Wounded=
|Prisoner of War=Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore.
|Died/Killed in action=DIED 9/3/1944 - cause of death unknown.
|Home address=Son of George and Margaret Tait of Cornhill, Northumberland. No details of initial interment. Re-interred in grave 4.D.47. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
}}

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−	Fusilier John Tait appears to be the brother of Fusilier W Tait, who Died at Nakom Paton on 5th June 1945.	+	Fusilier John Tait appears to be the brother of Fusilier William Tait, who Died at Nakom Paton on 5th June 1945.

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 |Rank=Fusilier
 |Decorations=None known.
-|Date of birth=Not yet known.
+|Date of birth=Researc h suggests birth registered 1916 in Glendale, Northumberland; mother's maiden surname Kerr.
 |Age=27 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted to the 9th Battalion.  Served Malaya.  DIED 9/3/1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – location Tarsoa, Siam.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted to the 9th Battalion.  Served B.E.F.?  Served Malaya.  DIED 9/3/1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – location Tarsoa, Siam.
 |Company/Battery=Z Company.
 |Task or role=Not yet known.
 |Promotions=None known.
 |Wounded=Not as far as is known.
-|Prisoner of War=Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore.
+|Prisoner of War=Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore when the force was surrendered.
-|Died/Killed in action=DIED 9/3/1944 - cause of death Quinine convulsions.  Interred Grave 460/2 Tarsoa.  Re-interred in grave 4.D.47. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
+|Died/Killed in action=DIED 9/3/1944 - cause of death Quinine convulsions.  Interred Grave 460/2 Tarsoa No. 2 Cemetery.  Re-interred 1/3/1946 in Grave 4.D.47. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.  Headstone inscription reads:- "ASLEEP IN JESUS".
 |Home address=Son of George and Margaret Tait of Cornhill, Northumberland.  Mother lived at Ford Westfield, Berwick upon Tweed.
 }}