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Roy Norman TUCKER

Regimental number1586
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPublishers apprentice
AddressWodonga, Bonnyrigg via Liverpool, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 4.5"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Tucker, Wodonga, Bonnyrigg via Liverpool, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 April 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Norman and Lillian TUCKER
Discharge date30 July 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Warwickshire', 5 April 1919; disembarked Sydney, 31 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 30 July 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death4 December 1938
Age at death39
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, TUCKER Roy Norman

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