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Identity
Person No.
24690
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
Tait 8
First Name
Sir WILLIAM ERIC CAMPBELL
Initials
W E C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1886 (±1 yr) 305
Age at Death
60
Military Service
Rank
Admiral
Regiment
Royal Navy 145
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
17 July 1946 195
Cause code
DOAS 7,471
Died on active service
Cause of Death
Died on active service 6,452
Died on active service
Grave Reference
Right of the Cross of Sacrifice. 1
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
HARARE (PIONEER) CEMETERY 143
Coordinates
-17.85092, 31.03899
Notes

Son of Deputy Surgeon General William Tait, M.B, R.N. and Mrs. Tait, of Alverstoke, Hampshire; husband of Lady Tait (nee Grenfell), of Westminster, London. Director of Personal Services 1941, Commander-in-Chief, African Station 1942-1944. Governor of Southern Rhodesia 1945-1946. A.D.C. to H.M. King George VI.

Citations

M V O - LG 28 September 1917, C B - LG 9 July 1940, Promoted to K C B - LG - 1 January 1943 (New Year

LG 28 September 1917 p.10163
LG 28 September 1917 p.10163
Gazette page
LG 9 July 1940 p.4273
LG 9 July 1940 p.4273
Gazette page
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