TUCK, Frederick Grant
| Service Number: | 520 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915, An original member of B Company |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Crown Street Sydney Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Sanitary inspector |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 31 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 7. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 520, 40th Infantry Battalion, An original member of B Company | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 520, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 520, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Fred Tuck was 45 years of age when he died. He was the son of Thomas and Emma Tuck, husband of Ivy Gertrude Tuck and the father of four children.
Frederick Grant Tuck was a sergeant in 40th Battalion, he only joined his Battalion “In the field” at Chapelle, Armentieres several days before he was killed when the Germans raided the 40th Battalion trenches. He was killed, killed instantly when a German shell hit a dump of trench mortar ammunition he was standing beside.
His younger brother, 191 Sergeant Albert Victor Tuck 4th Battalion AIF was Mentioned in Despatches for his work on the day of the Anzac landing. He was killed in action the next day on 26 April 1915, aged 33.
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