| Accession Number | AWM2019.684.2 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Copy portrait VX28084 Private Edwin Robert Alexander Tait 2/21st Infantry Battalion
Description
Copied portrait of VX 28084 Private (Pte) Edwin Robert Alexander Tait, 2/21st Infantry Battalion. A carpenter and painter prior to enlisting on 15 June 1940, he embarked for overseas service on 13 December 1941. On 20 April 1942 Pte Tait was listed as missing in action, and his status as a prisoner of war (POW) was confirmed on 1 June 1942. Pte Tait died of illness at the Ambon prisoner of war camp on 15 September 1945, having been interned for over three years. He was 27 years old.