TUCKER, Alfred Martin James
| Service Number: | 177 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 2 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Memorials: | Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 177, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 177, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 177, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 29 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| 29 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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2nd Lieutenant A. M. TUCKER of 59 Roebuck Street, Mile End, West Adelaide, South Australia.
A 19 year old salesman on enlistment Alfred Tucker was assigned to E Company of the 10th battalion and appointed Sergeant at Morphettville, probably on the strength of his prior service in the 78th Infantry of the Militia.
He trained and embarked with the Battalion in late October 1914 before further training and defence tasks in Egypt. He sailed with the battalion on the Ionian to assemble in Mudros Harbour for the landing at ANZAC. His active service career was not to last very long though. He survived the landing but the following few days were chaotic as the ANZACs struggled to hold on to their toe-hold around the beach-head. Many casualties were sustained by both sides in the confused tangle of gullies and scrub.
Another victim of the Dardanelles conflict is Sergeant A. M. J. Tucker, of Mile-End, and son of Mr. A. E. Tucker. He was employed by Messrs. McNaughton & Love for five years before he joined the 1st Expeditionary Force. He is 19 years of age, and was made a sergeant while in camp at Morphettville. (Adelaide Chronicle 22 May 1915)
Alfred Tucker was wounded in action at Gallipoli (Right Leg and head wound) on 29 April 1915 and evacuated.
He was eventually repatriated to Australia on the HMAT Ulysses in October 1915. Following his initial recovery in mid 1916 he was sent to RMC Duntroon and subsequently commissioned. However he was assessed as unfit for duty and was assigned to Home Defence duties, most latterly as Adjutant of the Mitcham Camp Guard. He was eventually assessed as "Incapacity total" and his appointment was terminated on 29 August 1917.
He claimed his Gallipoli Medallion in 1967 at which time he was resident in Blaenafod, Tavernspite, Witland, Carmathenshire South Wales UK.
Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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