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TUCKER, Rupert George

Service Number:	464
Enlisted:	15 January 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	7th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Birdwood, South Australia, 13 February 1893
Home Town:	Mannum, Mid Murray, South Australia
Schooling:	Birdwood Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Mason
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mannum District Roll of Honor, The South Australian National War Memorial

World War 1 Service

15 Jan 1915:	Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, 464
31 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 464, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
31 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 464, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 464, 7th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 464 awm_unit: 7th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-12

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