TUCKER, Herbert Rodney
| Service Number: | 4541 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 November 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, 4 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore), New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 15/9/1978, Collaroy Nursing Home, Narrabeen, NSW, 15 September 1978, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: | Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 5 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4541, Light Horse Reinforcements | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 4541, Light Horse Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Embarked Private, 4541, Light Horse Reinforcements, SS Port Darwin, Sydney | |
| 21 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 19 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 4541, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Dvr Herbert Rodney TUCKER,
Regimental Number: 4541
Unit Name: LH14FEB1918 (Light Horse, February Reinforcements)
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Farmer
Address: 'Carrabella', Kirribilli Point, North Sydney, NSW
Age of Enlistment: 26 years
Enlistment Date: 5 November 1917, Sydney, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Embarked from Sydney, NSW, on
SS Port Darwin, 30 April 1918
Rank from Nominal Roll: Driver
Unit from Nominal Roll:
LH14FEB1918 (Light Horse, February Reinforcements)
Campaigns Served: Egypt
War Service/Promotions: Promoted to Trooper on 18 January 1918. He was a Trooper in the 7th Light Horse from 4th to 20th February 1918. On 18 February 1918 he applied from the Menangle Camp in Sydney to be transferred from 7th Light Horse Reinforcements to 6th Light Horse Reinforcements, and was transferred on 20 February 1918. Disembarked Suez, Egypt, 7 June 1918. Infirm, Moascar, Egypt, 7 June 1918. On 5 July 1918 sent to 2nd Stationary Hospital, Moascar, with mumps. Transferred to a rest camp on 25 July 1918. Rejoined unit 7 August 1918. On 13 October 1918, he was placed in 1st Australian Machine Gun Squadron, 2nd section, 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade. Taken on strength 19 October 1918 Wadi Hamman. Attached for duty in the field 25 October 1918. He was discharged 19 July 1919.
Fate: Returned from Kantara, Egypt, to Australia per HT Orari, 16 May 1919. He married Helena Agnes Hungerford ('Lena'), 8 April 1920, St Leonards, NSW.
Place of Death: 15 September 1978, Collaroy Nursing Home, Narrabeen, NSW
Place of Cremation: Northern Suburbs Crematorium, North Ryde, NSW
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
War Memorial/Honour Roll: Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore) WWI Honour Roll (located at the 1914-1918 War Memorial Playing Fields, Northbridge, NSW)
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