Lives of the First World War

Private Thomas Tucker (Service no. 24438) served with the 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, 2nd (Guards) Brigade, Guards Division. He was born in Cardiff, South Wales and resided at 70 Hurst Fold, Irlam with his wife and three children who were 10, 6 and 3 years old in 1916. He was employed as a labourer working on the construction of the new CWS Margarine Works in Irlam. The family were well known in Irlam. He enlisted at Manchester and was posted to France in 1916. Thomas died of wounds, probably received in the capture of Lesboeufs, Somme, on Saturday, 30th September 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

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