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Charles William James Tucker
Name on Board | CW Tucker |
Name on Service Records |
Charles William James Tucker |
Enlistment Age | 23 |
Occupation | Bottle Blower |
Place of Birth | Newport, Vic |
Next of Kin | Henrietta Tucker |
Address | 77 North Road, Newport, Vic |
Marital Status | M |
Enlistment Date | 12/07/1915 |
Service No. | 2461 |
Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
Embarkation Date | 29/09/1915 |
Embarkation Ship | RMS Osterley |
Unit on Embarkation | 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion |
Date of Death | 28/07/1916 |
Unit on Death | 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion |
Rank on Death | Private |
Cause of Death | KIA (previously reported missing) |
Place of Wounding/ Death |
Pozieres, France (No known grave) |
Cemetery or Memorial | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Additional Information
Charles Tucker was killed on his 25th birthday.
His brother, Arthur Henry Tucker (2766), died of wounds in France on 26 April 1918.
Reported in Williamstown Chronicle: a third brother, Leading Seaman F A Tucker was serving in the North Sea and a fourth brother was serving at the Naval Depot.
Daughter: Mavis Lorraine Tucker.
Additional References
Williamstown Advertiser: Saturday 27 July 1918, p2
Australian War Memorial Photo P09945.001
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