Hi guys I'm Steve just joined here,I'm researching my grandfathers uncle who was in the 2nd wave to land on d day in the Durham light infantry he was a bren gunner who was wounded on October 4th and died October 5th just wandering where I can find info thanx guys
Welcome A good start is his service records Get a copy of military service records - GOV.UK PrivateTUCKER, ALBERT ADOLPHUS Service Number 14619984 Died 05/10/1944 Aged 34 9th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Son of William Samuel and Emma Jane Tucker, of St. Austell, Cornwall. INSCRIPTION AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13806160/albert-adolphus-tucker#view-photo=71837848 Also members on here can get a copy of the relevant war diary for a reasonable fee Regads Clive
Welcome to the forum. Have you got a copy of the 9 DLI war diary from the National Archives ? 9 Durham Light Infantry | The National Archives There are a few members on here who can copy it for you.
Ask Andy - Drew5233 or Lee- - PsyWar.Org . I've also messaged a couple of members with an interest in the DLI about this thread. I hope they can help you out too.
Welcome to the forum, Steve. You will find an excellent thread on the action in which Pte. Albert Tucker was wounded on 4 October 1944 here: NIJMEGEN BRIDGEHEAD: II.SS Pz Corps' counterattack in October 1944 - but particularly at posts 39 to 43, which deal specifically with the 9th Bn Durham Light Infantry. Pte Tucker is also mentioned in the Roll of Honour in the battalion history, The Gateshead Gurkhas (Harry Moses). NB. I will ask Pieter (stolpi), who created the 'Nijmegen Bridgehead' thread, if he can amend his narrative to include the fact that Pte. Albert Tucker was a casualty of this action and died of wounds the following day. Best, Steve.
I'm very impressed and appreciative thankyou so much to all that have helped quite proud he made it that far to be honest as hundreds didn't thankyou once again
No, Steve. It's in a book. However, I will take the book into work later, scan the RoH and post it up here ASAP. Do you require the whole RoH or just the page with Albert's name on it? Best, Steve.
Said book for sale here. Gateshead Gurkhas by Moses - AbeBooks and https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gateshead-...15693&sr=8-1&keywords=gateshead+gurkhas+moses
1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION Gover Valley, St Austell U.D., Cornwall NAME DOB OCCUPATION Emma J Tucker 14 Nov 1870 Unpaid Domestic Duties (widow) Albert Tucker 19 Nov 1909 Clerk (Clay Industry) Edward Letcher 11 Nov 1883 Engineer William Samuel Tucker had died the previous year.
Find My Past. As a member of Lancashire Libraries I have free access to most of FMP, plus Ancestry. 1911 Census - Gover Valley, Grove Rd, St Austell William Samuel Tucker 41 Emma Jane Tucker 40 William Archibald Tucker 18 Kathleen Dorothy Tucker 16 Jack Preston Tucker 14 Gwendoline Voilet Tucker 12 Lillian Doris Tucker 10 Frederick George Tucker 7 Albert Adolphus Tucker 1
Their ages at the time. William is described as 'Clay Worker'. Jack's occupation was 'learning farming'..