TUCKER, Riland Melville
| Service Number: | 2305 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Curramulka, South Australia, 4 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Curramulka Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Shell, Belgium, 16 October 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Curramulka Uniting Church WW1 Pictorial Roll of Honor , Curramulka War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2305, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2305, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 16 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2305, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2305 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-16 |
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Riland Melville TUCKER was born on 4th October, 1892 in Curramulka, South Australia
His parents were Daniel TUCKER and Elizabeth Jane GREGOR
He enlisted on 1st April, 1916 with the Australian Army - he was with the 50th Battalion, 4th reinforcements - Unit embarked from Adelaide on HMAT Ballarat on 12th August, 1916
He was Killed in Action on 16th October, 1917 at Broodsiende Ridge, Belgium by a german shell whcih killed him instantly - he has no known grave and is honoured on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium and the Australian War Memorial
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The Pioneer Yorketown, SA, 22nd December, 1917
The late Corporal Tucker.
Word has been received by Mrs. Daniel Tucker of Curramulka that their fourth son, Lance Corporal Riland Melville Tucker was killed in action on October 16. Corporal Tucker enlisted in April, 1916.
Before leaving South Australia he went through the N.C.O. school and gained a Sergeants certificate and grenadiers badge. He left for England in August, 1916. and was then chosen as one of two men from his battalion to attend the Tidsworth N.C.O. school. He was afterwards appointed to the musketry instruction staff at Codford for 3 months and on April 7 he left for France and was wounded in the big push at Messines on June 15 and was invalided to England.
He eventually recovered and returned to France on Sept 27 and rejoined his Battalion. Lance Corporal Tucker was 24 years of age and spent all his life in Curramulka. He took a great interest in all sport & dramatic circles and was highly esteemed by all in the district
His death is deeply regretted.
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