TUCKFIELD  W.A.

Given Names:  William Astol

               

Service Number:  7315

Unit:  8th Battalion, 24th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  23 Yrs  5 Mths

Occupation:  Electrical Engineer                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  6 Ft  ½ In                    

Weight:  168 Lbs

Chest:  36-38 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Sallow

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  30/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  William Tuckfield

52 Princess Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria                                                                     

Embarkation Date:  19/2/1917

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ballarat A70

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

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Unit:  Australian Army Ordinance Corps                                                                                         

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  29/11/1919                     

Place:  London

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  65756

Victory Medal:  62952

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1893

Place:  Albert Park/Middle Park, Victoria   

Father:  William TUCKFIELD                    

Mother:  Caroline (Catherine) PITHER

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1922     

Place:             

Spouse: Georgina Emma Elizabeth MORRISON

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 21/12/1963                        

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Was discharged in London in order to return to Australia via America.  Sailed to New York on Adriatic (departed 3/9/1919) and continue from San Francisco on Sonoma (departed 11/11/1919)

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

Address 14 Howard Street, Kew

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary