Regimental number | 231 |
Place of birth | Freestone, Queensland |
School | Freestone State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Freestone, Warwick, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Sophia Tucker, Freestone, Warwick, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Plogesteert, Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | London "Rifle Brigade Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 23), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John H. and Ellen Sophia TUCKER, "Lyegrove". Freestone, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: Reginald Tucker, served with 15th Battalion and with 9th Battalion. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |