Private

Hugh Latimer Tuke

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the Rev. Charles Laurence and Mary Eleanor Tuke, of 22, Omahu Rd., Remuera, Auckland. Native of Taradale, Napier. Was offered a Commission but declined as he wished to remain in the Hauraki Company. Represented the Hawke's Bay Province at cricket a

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/473
Name:
Hugh Latimer Tuke
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Canon C. Tuke (father), Napier, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Te Aroha, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 6 (Hauraki) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died, on H.M.H.S. "Sicilia," of wounds received at Quinn's Post
Date of Death:
07 June 1915
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
73
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Hugh Latimer Tuke
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