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Gordon Charles Tucker

In memory of:

Private Gordon Charles Tucker

March 30, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

57517

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

20th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

June 24, 1896

Son of Harry George and Georgie McKay Tucker, of Owen Sound, Ontario. Brother of Harry George Tucker who was killed in action on August 19, 1942 while serving with the Royal Regiment of Canada.

Commemorated on Page 175 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

II. B. 47.

Location:

Bailleul is a large town in France, near the Belgian border, 14.5 kilometres south-west of Ieper and on the main road from St. Omer to Lille. The Communal Cemetery is on the eastern outskirts of the town. From the Grand Place, take the Ieper road and 400 metres along this road is a sign indicating the direction of the cemetery. Turn down the right into a small road and follow for approximately 400 metres. The cemetery is on the right and the BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is at the bottom end.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of GORDON CHARLES TUCKER– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of GORDON CHARLES TUCKER
    Photo of GORDON CHARLES TUCKER – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press April 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press April 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Owen Sound Collegiate Institute Memorial Tablet. Image courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.

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    Memorial – Owen Sound Collegiate Institute Memorial Tablet. Image courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun May 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun May 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun April 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun April 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of GORDON CHARLES TUCKER– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of GORDON CHARLES TUCKER
    Photo of GORDON CHARLES TUCKER – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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