Served in First World War (Serial No. 43118). Killed in action at Palestine, on 27 Nov 1917. Son of Richard and Maria Tucker, of Hawke's Bay. Buried in Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel. See photograph of the marker where he fell, in Wright Album (PA1-q-271, p [15])
Tucker, Joseph, 1887-1917
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Wright album
Date: [Between 1914 and 1918]
From: Johnstone, L : Photograph and album of photographs taken by G F Wright during World War I
By: Wright, George Frederick, 1889-1952?
Reference: PA1-q-271
Description: Photographs of World War I, taken in the Middle East by George Frederick Wright. None of the images have captions. Many scenes show aspects of life in Egypt; several views of the Handley Page V/1500 known as "Old Carthusian"; planes that have crashed; ships in Suez Canal; long convoys of horse-drawn gun-carriages; huge numbers of camels, and camel cavalry; groups of simple wooden crosses on battlefields, some of which have names and dates that are legible (names listed above); Chapelle de Matarieh; mosques and Coptic churches; and costume worn by different groups of Egyptian people. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, entitled "New Zealand ferns"; 30.5 x 25.0 cm