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Denis Tucker

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John Henry Gardiner's Gravemarker. (Kindly supplied by John G Duffus)

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment:
  • Service no: 1326/X
  • Rank: Seaman
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  • Regiment/Service: Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve
  • Unit/Ship: H.M. Drifter, Dover
  • Place of Death:
  • Age at Death: 24
  • Date of Death: 26.08.1916
  • Burial Country: Scotland
  • Cemetery: Eastern Necropolis, Dundee
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: MM.4.1762.

Personal Information

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  • Mother:

    Mary Tucker, Thornburn Rd, St Johns, Newfoundland

  • Father:

    William Tucker, Thornburn Rd, St Johns, Newfoundland

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More about Denis Tucker

Denis Tucker was the son of Mr William and Mrs Mary Tucker of Thorburn Road, St John’s, Newfoundland. Newfoundland records state that he drowned but Naval History Net say he died from illness. He is buried in the Dundee Eastern Necropolis and shares a grave with Cook John Henry Gardiner, H.M. Yacht “Jason II” who died 3/2/1916, and Able Seaman Stephen Thompson, H.M.S. “Pembroke” who died 8/12/1916. He is recorded in the Dundee Seamen’s Roll of Honour because Dundee is his last resting place on Earth and in the hope that Dundee men and women buried elsewhere will be similarly recognized.

Denis died as a result of drowning and is buried in Dundee’s Eastern Cemetery.

For more information on Dennis, visit, Dennis’s Memorial

For reasons unknown Dennis Tucker is not included on the original Dundee City Roll of Honour.

 

Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson. Image kindly supplied by John G Duffus

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