Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Michael Tuckey
Michael Tuckey
Service number: 1467
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: TUCKEY, Tpr. Michael, 1467. 1st Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 20. Son of G. and the late Rosalie Tuckey. B. 52.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Michael Tuckey from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1467 |
| Place of birth | Turill, New South Wales |
| School | Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Boundary rider |
| Address | Coolah, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, George Tuckey, Coolah, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 23 July 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 HMAT A47 Mashobra on 4 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
| Age at death | 20.2 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 52), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: G. and Rosalie TUCKEY |
| Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 1st LHR, Roll of Honour, Michael Tuckey
