Regimental number | 3938 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Hamilton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, R J Tucker, Hamilton Hotel, Hamilton, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 13th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 2 February 1917 (boils); transferred to 4th Division Rest Station, 3 February 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 16 February 1917. Apponted Lance Corporal, 7 April 1917. Wounded in action, 11 April 1917 (gun shot wound, left hand), and admitted to 56th Casualty Clearing Station; to 1st General Hospital, Etretat, 13 April 1917; to England, 19 April 1917, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 20 April 1917. Discharged on furlough, 15 June 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 29 June 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 28 June 1917; discharged, 13 August 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 47 days. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 13 September 917. Marched in to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 24 October 1917. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 1 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Balmoral Castle', 1 February 1918; disembarked Sydney, 28 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 2 May 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TUCKER James Alfred |