Leonard TUCKER

Regimental number54616
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinFather, F Tucker, Hall Farm, Wedmore, Cheddar, Somerset, England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (First Draft), H Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
H Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, left on two ships, HMNZT 89 'Waitemata' on 14 July 1917, and HMNZT 90 'Ulimaroa' on 26 July 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 7), Colincamps, France
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Frank Tucker and Agnes Tucker, Hall Farm, Wedmore, Cheddar, Somerset, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 21

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