Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Beaufort, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Telegraphist |
Address | Alfred Street, Victoria Park East, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elspeth M Tuckett, Alfred Street, Victoria Park East, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 30th Signal Company |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/13/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
Promotions |
Lieutenant Unit: 3rd Divisional Signal Company Promotion date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Ypres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 34), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. Parents: Alfred Curtis and Maria TUCKETT; husband of Mrs. E.M. TUCKETT. Native of Beaufort, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 Date: |
Family/military connections | Son: 10854 Sapper Francis Curtis TUCKETT MM, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 15 September 1918; Brothers: Captain Lewis TUCKETT MC MM, 4th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 4 June 1919; 2nd Lt Phillip Samuel TUCKETT, 49th Bn, killed in action, 24 November 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal |