Morpeth Herald 16/07/1915 carries a brief obituary:
Official notification has been made to his wife that Seaman William Tait, 88 Hawthorn Road, Ashington, has been missing since June 20th, when he was in action near the Dardanelles with the Royal Naval Division. He had been wounded in the hand, but after attention returned to the firing line, and has not since been heard of. For many years he assisted Hirst St John’s F.C. as a forward, and later in the half-back line, and early showed fine promise as a player. Knee troubles, however, prevented him attaining a place in the first flight to which his play entitled him. With McFadden, now of Clapton Orient, he made one of the cleverest wings in junior football in the colliery district.
He is remembered at Ashington on A17.01 (A11.27), A17.06 A17.08 and A17.43
