Topic: AIF - 3B - 3 LHMGS
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Harold Tuck
Harold Tuck's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Harold Tuck
Service number: 1727
Rank: Driver [Dvr]
Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 1 November 1917
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: TUCK, Dvr. Harold, 1727. 1st Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 1st Nov., 1917. Age 23. Son of John and Agnes Sarah Tuck, of Seven Hills, New South Wales. Native of Toongabbie, New South Wales. C. 60.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Harold Tuck from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1727 |
| Place of birth | Toongabbie, Victoria |
| School | Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Horse breaker |
| Address | Seven Hills, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, John Tuck, Seven Hills, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years with 1st Light Horse, Parramatta, New South Wales. |
| Enlistment date | 18 September 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on 23 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 1 November 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Palestine |
| Age at death | 22.11 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 60), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Agnes Sarah TUCK, Seven Hills, New South Wales. Native of Toongabbie, New South Wales |
| Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 1st LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Harold Tuck
