Historical information

Thomas William Tuckerman enlisted on 16.4.17 in the Australian Tunnelling Coy reinforcements age 38 years. A Miner at 5 feet 2 and a half inches tall. Embarked for England 4.8.17, hospital on 1.11.17 with scabies, embark for France 14.11.17, transfer to 2nd Aust Tunneling Coy 28.7.18, WIA on 30.9.18 GSW to leg. Discharged from the AIF on 4.5.19. He was also entitled to the War medal 1914-19. Refer 935P for his other two brothers in the AIF.

Physical description

.1 Sepia postcard, photo of T.W Tuckerman.
.2 Grey coloured metal ID disc.
.3 Victory Medal, gold coloured, rainbow ribbon

Inscriptions & markings

.1 "Postcard photograph of Kia-ora Studio Seymour, Vic"
.2 "7318 TW Tuckerman, Tunn. Coy. AIF C.E."
.3 "7318 Spr T.W. Tuckerman 2 Tunn. Coy. AIF"