Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Dud Corner Cemetery | III. K. 12. Loos | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.137 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 31D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Queen's South Africa Medal 4 Clasps King's South African Campaign Medal 1901&2 Clasps | ||
Family :
Son of Charles Tuckey, of Brackley, Northamptonshire; husband of Mrs. Kate Tuckey, of 17, Roman Rd., Colchester.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902, South Africa.
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1/Northamptonshire Regiment |
1st Battalion August 1914 : in Blackdown near Aldershot. Part of 2nd Brigade in 1st Division. 13 August 1914 : landed at Le Havre. |
| Action : The Battle of Loos and associated actions |
"The Battle of Loos (25 September to 18 October 1915) was the major battle on the Western Front in 1915, surpassing in every respect all that had gone before in terms of numbers of men and materiel committed to battle. The preliminary bombardment was the most violent to date and the battle was charaterised by the committment of Regular and Territorial battalions on a large scale, in which the Territorials performed just as well as the Regulars. As the battles on the Western Front in 1915 increased in size and violence, so the casualties increased in proportion: Neuve Chapelle 12,000, Aubers Ridge/Festubert 29,000 , Loos 60,000. 1916 was to take the casualty cost to another level. Loos was intended as a minor role in support of French efforts around Arras but circumstances reduced the French effort. It marked the first use of poison gas by the British. Once the initial assualt had failed the battle continued in a series of actions mostly focused on the northern sector around the tactically important Hohenzollern Redoubt."
Detail :
"The 1st Northamptons lost heavily in the great advance [...] officers and 300 men being killed and wounded. One of the former was Lieut. A. W. Tuckey, who was mortally wounded during an attach on the enemy trenches on Sept. 25th. The deceased officer had risen from the ranks and after a long and honourable career in the Army. He enlisted as a private 21 years ago and rapidly rose to the rank of Regt. Sergt.-Major of the 3rd Battalion. On being given a commission he was transferred to the 1st Battalion. Lieut. Tuckey was 38 years of age, and married, his wife residing with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Harding, of 4, Wimbledon Street, St. James'."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Wayfarers No. 1926 E.C. | Malta |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
12th July 1912 | 11th October 1912 | 8th November 1912 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley