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TUCKFIELD, Herbert Redford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6596 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Victoria, Australia, February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6596, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6596, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 6596, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6596 awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-13 |
Personal Stories
Update
Awarded Royal Humane Society's Medal for saving life at sea while on Active Service.
Submitted 29 March 2021 by Stu Kidson