Enlisted at the age of 30
3rd ReinforcementsTrained
Narrow Neck, AucklandAwarded 7 days confinement to barracks for drunkenness
Awarded 14 days confinement to barracks and fined 2/6 for drunkenness
Awarded 168 hours detention for drunkenness and resisting arrest
Transfer to England
HMNZT 69 Tahiti
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
Awarded 168 hours detention
Awarded 15 days detention
Marched in to NZ Depot, Boscombe
Awarded 20 days detention and forfeited 28 days pay for drunkenness and using insubordinate language
Embarked for France
Marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples
Awarded 14 days confinement to barracks and forfeited 4 days pay for for creating a disturbance and using abusive language
Awarded 14 days Field Punishment No.2 for for absence from defaulters roll call
British Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Forfeited 7 days pay for appearing on parade unshaved
Awarded 28 days Field Punishment No.1 and forfeited 2 days pay by Royal Warrant for absence without leave
Joined the Company
Sentenced to 1 year Imprisonment with Hard Labour for using obscene language to his superior officer
Admitted to No.3 Military Prison, Le Havre
Transferred
1st Battalion Otago RegimentSentence remitted and released from prison
Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Thomas Tucker“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
