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Graham Richard Dawson Tait – Royal Navy, H.M.S. Daedalus

Leading Aircraftman Graham Richard Dawson Tait – Royal Navy, H.M.S. Daedalus Birth and Family Background Charles Henry Tait  and  Beatrice Payne Dew marriage certificate Cathedral Church, Bangor Graham Richard Dawson Tait was born in 1920 at Mumbles . He was the son of Charles Henry Tait and Beatrice Payne Dew , who were married in 1911 at the Cathedral Church, Bangor . Early Life 1921 Census The 1921 Census records the Tait family residing at 30 Kings Road, Mumbles . Charles Henry Tait , aged 42 and born in Liverpool, was employed as a railway manager with the London & North Western Railway , based at Victoria Station, Swansea . His wife Beatrice , aged 35 and born in Caernarvonshire, undertook the household duties. Their only child, Graham , was aged 10 months . Also present in the household was a servant, Margaret Stewart , aged 35 . Civilian Incident and Intended Service South Wales Daily Post In September 1940 , the South Wales Daily Post reported...

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