| Regimental number | 464 |
| Place of birth | Birdwood, South Australia |
| School | Birdwood Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Mason |
| Address | Mannum, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Samuel Tucker, Mannum, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 24.2 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row L, Grave No. 19A), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 179 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Mary Matilda TUCKER, 73 Frederick Street, Maylands, South Australia. Native of Birdwood, South Australia |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'This N.C.O. was placed in charge of a machine gun in an outpost on the night of 23/24th March 1917. At daybreak his post was shelled, and the infantry attached, evacuated, leaving four wounded. Lance Corporal TUCKER refused to leave his post, and remained throughout the day with one man of his crew. Throughout the day his post was subjected to heavy shelling.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174 Date: |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1186 Pte Norman Samuel TUCKER, 3rd Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 3 October 1918; 2814 Pte Horace Stewart TUCKER, Machine Gun Bn, died of wounds, 5 May 1917. |