Rifleman

Eric Claude Tucker

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Sarah Ann Tucker, of West Clive, Napier, and the late Joseph Tucker.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
14886
Name:
Eric Claude Tucker
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
24 September 1890
Place of Birth: 
Clive, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs S.A. Tucker (mother), West Clive, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Murdoch Road, Hastings, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Butcher
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion, D Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 June 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 57
Vessel:
Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England (22 August 1916)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 7.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Eric Claude Tucker
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