Tucker, Jack Charleton
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Jack Charleton |
Surname | Tucker |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Priscilla Christina Tucker, of Ardrossan. South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | EB358 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14338. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE. HIS COMRADES LAID HIM DOWN TO REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 108 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 417433 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1943 |
End Date | 28-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | It is thought the plane exploded at approximately 0045, scattering debris over a wide area 2 miles S of Great Wilbraham, five miles East of Cambridge. |