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Douglas Haig TUCK

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T17:03:15+00:00
Date of birth11 May 1917
Date of death20 May 1941
Mothers nameAnnie (née Shanks)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers place of birthNew Zealand
Fathers nameBenjamin James Tuck
Fathers place of birthNew Zealand
Parents date of marriage1912
Parents place of marriageNew Zealand
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Cause of deathKilled in action
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Last known residencec/o GPO, Shannon
Educational achievementsWent to school up to Form II
Awards1939-45 Star, Africa Star, War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal
Place of birthNew Zealand
OccupationTractor Driver
Place of deathCrete
Date of arrival overseas14 February 1940
Theatres of warPalestine, Crete
SurnameTUCK
War memorialNot recorded Locally
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesDouglas Haig
Place of arrival overseasEgypt
Overseas memorialAthens Memorial, Greece
WarsWW11
Service number7853
ReligionPresbyterian
Date enlisted19 September 1939
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service27 NZ Machine Gun Battalion
Embarkation dateJanuary 1940
User reference0.79

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Probate: Letters of Administration at Archives NZ, Wellington.

Height: 6' 2 1/2" Eyes: Blue

Complexion: Fair Hair: Brown

Previous Military History: Territorials (Waikato Mounted Rifles) for 3 years.

Last employer: IG Tuck, 3 Rata St, Frankton Junction

NOK: Mr B Tuck (father), Canbada St, Morrinsville, later Oruanui, Taupo


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