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2nd Let. David Borthwick TAIT 1895 - 1918

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• Title	2nd Let.
  Birth	30 Mar 1895
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Aug 1918	France
  	Name: David Borthwick TAIT Regiment, Corps etc.: Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) Battalion etc.: 4th Battalion (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) (Territor Last name: Tait First name(s): David Borthwick Initials: D B Decoration: Rank: 2/LT Date died: 11 August 1918 How died: Killed in action 1/4th Battalion (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) August 1914 : in Forrest Hill, Edinburgh. Part of Lothian Brigade, Scottish Coast Defences. 24 April 1915 : transferred to 156th (Scottish Rifles) Brigade, 52nd (Lowland) Division. Sailed from Liverpool 24 May 1915, going via Egypt to Gallipoli 14 June 1915. Returned to Egypt 8 January 1916. Moved to France, landing at Marseilles, 17 April 1918. More Information re David Borthwick TAIT - from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission:- Name: TAIT, DAVID BORTHWICK Initials: D B Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Second Lieutenant Regiment/Service: Royal Scots Unit Text: 4th Bn. attd. 5th/6th Bn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 11/08/1918 Additional information: Son of Annie Cramond Tait, of Glenholm, Davidson's Mains, Edinburgh, and the late James Guthrie Tait. Formerly employed on Staff of Royal Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: V. E. 23. Cemetery: BOUCHOIR NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
  		Memorial Certificate Bouchoir New British Cemetary
  Age	23 years
  Person ID	I2040	The Full Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2008

  
  

  Father	James Guthrie TAIT,   b. 04 Jun 1862,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	birth
  Mother	Ann Cramond Rust MARSHALL,   b. 10 Oct 1862,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	birth
  Married	13 Mar 1891
  Family ID	F625	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Event Died - 11 Aug 1918 - France  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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