TUCKEY, Philip Ambrose
| Service Number: | NGX391 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1939, Served until 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birmingham, England, 28 February 1909 |
| Home Town: | Springwood, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 18 June 1946, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery L. C. 11. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Captain, NGX391 | |
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| 1 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), NGX391, New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, Served until 1942 | |
| 1 Sep 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Sep 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Captain, NGX391, 1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Sep 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NGX391, 1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion, Canungra, Qld. | |
| 11 Dec 1944: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Captain, NGX391, 1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion |
Lieutenant Philip Ambrose TUCKEY
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1695563
Lt Tuckey, formerly of Birmingham, England, was a resident of Bulwa, New Guinea when he enlisted in the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles in October 1939, attaining the rank of Sergeant. In February 1942 he was commissioned as a Lieutenant, later serving with Kanga Force, and in September was transferred to 39 Battalion. Evacuated to Australia after being wounded in action, he returned to active service in April 1943, undergoing further training at the Officer Cadet Training Unit in Townsville. In July 1943 he was transferred to the 2/14 Battalion. Lieutenant Tuckey enlisted in the 2nd AIF in September and was transferred to 1 New Guinea Infantry Battalion and promoted to the rank of Captain. Captain Tuckey was killed in action at Watam West, Ramu River, New Guinea, on 11 December 1944; he was 34 years of age.
Submitted 11 December 2022 by Elizabeth Allen
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Philip Ambrose TUCKEY was born in Birmingham, England on 28th February, 1909
His parents were George Ambrose TUCKEY & Catherine DUNN
He married Charity Hamor HERRIDGE in Sydney, NSW in 1933 - 3 children, Noel, Betty & Bill
Philip died at Watam West, Ramu River on 11th December, 1944 and is buried in the Lae War Cemetery.
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His brother George Charlton TUCKEY (NGX309) also served as a Lieutenant in the Army during WW2 - he was discharged on 17th April, 1946 & was later gored by a cow & developed tetanus which caused his death on 18th June 1946
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