TUCKER, Charles Walker
| Service Number: | 977 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 27 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | MacArthur Street State School No.2022 |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith's Striker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 3 November 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block S. Plot II. Row P. Grave 16. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 977, 31st Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 977, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 977, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 1 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 977, 31st Infantry Battalion, Shell Shock. Relayed by Ambulance Train to Hospital, Etaples | |
| 14 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 30th Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength from reinforcements | |
| 27 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 977, 30th Infantry Battalion, Gun shot wound, right groin/buttock. By Ambulance Train to Rouen, admitted 12th General Hospital. | |
| 3 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 977, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 977 awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-11-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Neil Leckie
Charles Walker Tucker, born Ballarat August 1894, a 20-years, 11 months old single (Blacksmith’s) Striker. Next of Kin father, Henry Tucker 703 Lydiard St North, Ballarat (later 707 Lydiard St North). Previous military experience 1894 Quota of 70th Infantry Cadets and 70th Infantry (Ballarat Regiment), Sergeant, No. 198. CoE. (Later letters to Legatee, mother, Mrs J. (Jean) Tucker). Sister Gladys Tucker. Attended the MacArthur Street State School.
1915
10 Jul Signed Enlistment Papers, medically examined by Dr G. Langley, Ballarat
16 Jul Attested and Oath sworn Ballarat by his uncle(?) Captain Sam Tucker
19 Jul Commenced service, N Coy, Flemington Depot
12 Aug Transferred as 977 to D Company, 31st Battalion, 8th Brigade, Broadmeadows
9 Nov Embarked Melbourne HMAT A62 Wandilla
11 Dec Disembarked Suez.
1916
16 Jun Embarked Hororata to join British Expeditionary Force
23 Jun Disembarked Marseilles, France
8 Aug France, To hospital, sick (exhaustion)
9 Aug Admitted 8th Field Ambulance, transf to 15th Fd Amb and to 5th Divisional Rest Station (DRS)
17 Aug Rejoined Unit
1 Nov Wounded in Action (Shell Shock)
2 Nov Admitted 38th CCS and transferred to Ambulance Train then 1st Canadian General Hospital (1CGH), Etaples
14 Nov Embarked Calais on HS Stad Antwerpen for England (Myalgia, muscle pain is a painful sensation evolving from muscle tissue). Admitted 2nd East General Hospital (2nd Eastern General Hospital (2nd EGH), Brighton)
4 Dec Transferred from 2nd E.G.H to 3rd Australian Auxilliary Hospital (AAH), Dartford,
8 Dec Transferred from 3rd AAH to No. 1 Command Depot, Weymouth
1917
15 Aug Transferred to No. 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs
1918
23 Jan Marched Out from Sutton Veny to Overseas Training Battalion, Deverill
2 Feb Marched In to 14 Training Battalion, Codford from Overseas Training Battalion
8 Jul Proceeding Overseas from Southampton to reinforce 30th Battalion
10 Jul Marched In to Australian Infantry Base Depot (AIBD), Havre
13 Jul Marched Out to Unit
14 Jul Taken on Strength (ToS) 30th Battalion (ex 31st Bn)
20 Jul To hospital, sick. Admitted DCS, influenza
29 Jul Discharged from 8th Aust Field Ambulance, rejoined Unit
17 Aug Rejoined Unit from ‘sick’ (‘flu)
27 Aug Wounded in Action (2nd Occasion) , Mont St Quentin, Gunshot Wound (GSW) L Buttock and groin. Admitted 15th Australian Field Ambulance and transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station (CCS). Transferred to Ambulance Train 22
28 Aug Admitted Lines of Communications Hospital (12th USA Gen, Rouen)
16 Sep Admitted to hospital, condition ‘Dangerously Ill’
25 Sep Condition ‘Improving’
27 Sep Condition ‘Out of Danger’
3 Nov Died of Wounds, 12th General Hospital, Rouen, France
Buried St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France
On the AWM Memorial Roll
Awarded:
1914/15 Star 24475
British War Medal 23920
Victory Medal 23752
Memorial Plaque 354129 presented to father 10 Oct 1921
Memorial Scroll 354129 presented to father 28 Sep 1922
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry and Jean Tucker, of 707, Lydiard St., Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
WELL DONE GOOD & FAITHFUL SERVANT ENTER INTO THE JOY OF THY LORD
TUCKER. —Died of wounds at Twelfth General Hospital, France, on 3rd November, 1918, after three years service, Pte. Charles Walker Tucker, dearly loved eldest son of Harry and Jane Tucker, 707 Lydiard-street, Ballarat North, and beloved brother of Gladys, Bernice, Jean, Harry, Ernie, Edna, and the late Jessie.
Brother and sister reunited.
His duty nobly done.
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