Wilfred Robert John Tucker

1902 - 1917  (14 years)

• Name	Wilfred Robert John Tucker  [1]
  Birth	17 Oct 1902	Hoyleton, South Australia, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Cause of Death	24 May 1917	Balaklava, South Australia, Australia   [1, 2, 3]
  	Thrown from horse and broke neck.
  		Observer Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Report on the death of Wilfred Robert John Tucker. This article was published in the Observer Newspaper,Adelaide, South Australia, Saturday 9 June 1917, page 33.
  Death	24 May 1917  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  		Daily Herald Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Death Notice, Wilfred Robert John Tucker. This Notice was published in the Daily Herald Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Thursday 31 may 1917, page 4.
  Burial	26 May 1917	Balaklava Cemetery, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia   [1, 9]
  		Balaklava Cemetery, Burial Registration Transcription, Wilfred Robert John Tucker Wilfred Robert John Tucker died 24 May 197 and was buried in Plot 64, Balaklava Cemetery, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia, Burial Number BA2812.
  		Headstone, Wilfred Robert John Tucker, Balaklava Cemetery, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia Wilfred Robert John Tucker Beloved son of John Charles and Mary Elizabeth Tucker (n. Curtis) died 24 May 1917 aged 14 years & 7 Months. Plot: Plot 64, Burial Number BA2812
  		Plot 64, Balaklava Cemetery, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia Wilfred Robert John Tucker, John Charles Tucker and Mary Elizabeth Tucker (n. Curtis) lay side by side in plot 64, Balaklava Cemetery, Balaklava, South Australia Plot: 64
  Person ID	I2498	Tucker Family Tree | The descendants of James Tucker
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	John Charles Tucker,   b. 28 May 1871, Inman Valley District Yankalilla, South Australia, Australia d. 2 Oct 1945, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Curtis,   b. 7 Aug 1876, Rice Creek (near Auburn), South Australia, Australia d. 3 May 1964, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	17 Jul 1902	"Zulu" Farm Kybunga, South Australia, Australia   [10, 11]
  	They were married at "Zulu Farm", Kybunga, South Australia, the Residence of Joseph John Clarke, Brother of Rev. Alfred James Clarke and Brother in Law of the Groom, John Charles Tucker. [10]
  		South Australia, Marriage Registration Transcription, John Charles Tucker and Mary Elizabeth Curtis. John Charles Tucker Married Mary Elizabeth Curtis, 17 Jul 1901, at the Residence of Joseph John Clarke (brother in law of John Charles Tucker). They were married by the Rev. Alfred James Clarke (brother of Joseph John Clarke).
  Family ID	F0721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Wilfred Robert John Tucker Wilfred is the eldest son of John Charles Tucker and Mary Elizabeth Curtis.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		The Express and Telegraph Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Death Notice Wilfred Robert John Tucker. This death notice was published in The Express and Telegraph Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Wednesday 30 May 1917, page 1.
  		The Express and Telegraph Newspaper, Adelaide South Australia, notice of thanks, Wilfred Robert John Tucker This Notice of Thanks was published in the Express and Telegraph Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Wednesday 20 June 1917, page 1.
  		The Journal Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Report on the death of Wilfred Robert John Tucker. This report on the death of Wilfred Robert John Tucker was published in The Journal Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Friday, 01 June 1917, page 2.

  
  

• Notes

  Birth details obtained from South Australian Births 1842-1906, Book 703, Page 363 District Code UpW. Wilfred was thrown from a horse and killed. his father's bull had escaped and Wilfred hopped on a horse to go and find it. It was dusk, and neither he nor his horse saw the single strand of barbed wire marking the neighbour's boundary. the horse tripped and Wilfred was thrown, breaking his neck, killing him outright. It took his parents a long time to get over his death. he apparently had a lovely singing voice, was a happy, busy boy and was dearly loved and missed. (the Tucker Family in Australia, 1992)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Cynthis Henley-Smith, The Tucker Family in Australia, (Gillingham Printers Pty Ltd Adelaide, South Australia), 1992, 226 (Reliability: 3). [S384] Observer Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 9 Jun 1917, 33 (Reliability: 3). See attached article reporting the death of Wilfred Robert John Tucker in the Observer Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Saturday 9 June 1917, page 33. [S572] The Journal Newspaper, Adelaide, SA, 1 Jun 1917, 2 (Reliability: 3). See attached newspaper report on the death of Wilfred Robert John Tucker, published in the Journal Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Friday 1 Jun 1917, page 2 [S384] Observer Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 9 Jun 1917, 33 (Reliability: 3). See attached article reporting the death of Wilfred Robert John Tucker, published in the Observer Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Saturday 9 Jun 1917, page 33. [S386] The Express and Telegraph Newspaper, 30 May 1917, 1 (Reliability: 3). See attached copy of Death Notice, Wilfred Robert John Tucker published in The Express and Telegraph Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Wednesday 30 May 1917, page 1. [S386] The Express and Telegraph Newspaper, 20 Jun 1917, 1 (Reliability: 3). See attached copy of Thank you notice published in the Express and Telegraph Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Wednesday 20 Jun 1917, page 1. [S571] Daily Herald Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 31 May 1917, 4 (Reliability: 3). See attached copy of Death Notice published in the Daily Herald Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Thursday 31 May 1917, page 4. [S572] The Journal Newspaper, Adelaide, SA, 1 Jun 1917, 2 (Reliability: 3). See attached article reporting the death of Wilfred Robert John Tucker. Published in the Journal Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Friday 01 June 1917, page 2. [S556] Wakefield Regional Council, 26 May 1917, BA2812 (Reliability: 3). See attached Balaklava Cemetery, Burial Registration Transcription of Wilfred Robert John Tucker BA2812. [S1] Cynthis Henley-Smith, The Tucker Family in Australia, (Gillingham Printers Pty Ltd Adelaide, South Australia), 1992, 224 (Reliability: 3). [S493] Genealogy SA, trading as the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society, findmypast, South Australian Marriages 1842-1937 Transcription, (findmypast), 17 Jul 1901, Clare 208/175 (Reliability: 3). See attached South Australia Marriage Registration Transcription for John Charles Tucker and Mary Elizabeth Curtis.