TUCKER, Roy Ambrose Stuart
| Service Number: | 6241 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 461 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 April 1909 |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic (Fitter) |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean, 21 January 1943, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Panel 197 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 6241 | |
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| 13 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 6241 | |
| 13 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 6241 | |
| 8 Aug 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 6241, No. 461 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born 3 April 1909 in Brisbane, Queensland.
Father John Ambrose Tucker and Mother Mary Ellen Tucker (nee Stuart).
Wife: Gladys Acquin Tucker, lived at Buranda, South Brisbane, Queensland.
Daughter: Wendy Gladys Tucker (b. 17/2/1935)
Described on enlisting 30yrs 7mths old; married;
13/11/1939 enlisted into RAAF, in Coorparoo, QLD
place of enlisting Richmond, New South Wales
8/8/1941 embarked from Sydney, NSW for UK, via Vancouver, Canada
21/9/1941 disembarked into UK
26/10/1942 awarded - "Flight Engineer Badge"
1942 Pembroke Dock, Wales. Crew of aircraft "A for Apple" of No. 461
(Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at an RAF Station.
Sergeant in No.461 Squadron
21/1/1943 killed in flying battle, over Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean
No known grave.
His name is commemorated on Panel 197 at the Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede, Surrey, England.
His name is also commemorated on Panel 108 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 6/7/2016. Lest we forget.
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