Regimental number | 2027 |
Place of birth | Blyth, South Australia |
School | Blyth Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | Blyth, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.3 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Tucker, Blyth, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Oaklands, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot D, Row VIII, Grave No. 5), Europe |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Elizabeth Catherine TUCKER, Blyth, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 464 Lance Corporal Rupert George TUCKER MM, 3rd Machine Gun Bn, died of wounds, 12 October 1917; 2814 Pte Horace Stewart TUCKER, Machine Gun Bn, died of wounds, 5 May 1917; 1186 Pte Norman Samuel TUCKER, 3rd Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 3 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TUCKER Leslie Everard |