Thomas Henry TUCKER

Regimental number32097
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinFather, W H Tucker, Eruera Street, Rotorua
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 13th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 26 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialMud Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry and Eliza Ann Tucker, Ilfracombe, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 25