Leone Fabre shares the story of family member William Gordon Tucker.

William Gordon Tucker (1888 – 1918) enlisted in the AIF at Melbourne, using the name Sidney William Tucker, on 18 May 1917, but was not accepted until two months later on 18 Jul 1917 . He was given the service number 6948A and was marked for 20 re-enforcements, 22nd Battalion. (William was given “A” to his number on 11 March 1918, owing to a duplication). On 21 November 1917, Sidney William Tucker (as he was then known) embarked on board the HMAT A71 Nestor with the 20/22nd Battalion bound for Europe and disembarked at Suez on 15 December 1917.

William Gordon Tucker died of wounds received in action, France, on 3 Oct 1918. There is no further explanation of his “wounds”.

Read more about Tucker on Leone’s blog.