TAIT – FREDERICK GUTHRIE
| Born: 1870/01/00 Rank: LIEUT. Regiment: ROYAL HIGHLANDERS – 2 ND BATT. – BLACK WATCH GPS: |
Reason for death: KILLED IA Place of death: KOODOOSBERG Date of death: 1900/02/07 Memorial: KIMBERLEY – WEST END CEMETERY |
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FREDDY TAIT WAS BRITISH AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPION FOR THE YEARS 1896 AND 1898 AND WAS RUNNER UP IN 1899. HE WAS WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF MAGERSFONTEIN AND AGAIN AT KOODOOSBERG. HIS LAST WORDS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN -THEY HAVE GOT ME THIS TIME
