Remembered today, with Gratitude.

Corporal G/5338 Ernest Charles Tuck 8^th Battalion, East Kents (The Buffs) Regiment.

Ernest was born to his parents Ernest Charles and Elizabeth Tuck nee Willett at Maidstone in Kent in 1882. Ernest lived for a time with his Mother in his maternal Grandparents home at the Stables on the Ewell Manor Estate in West Farleigh, where his Grandfather worked as a Groom. The estate was the property of Lionel J. W. Fletcher, Magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Kent.

In 1902 when Ernest was 20 years old he married Fanny Angelina Packham in Croydon in Surrey and was employed for 7 years at Messrs Hall's Cement Works.

Ernest who had previously served in the Boer War landed along with the rest of 8^th Battalion, East Kent Regiment at Boulogne, France on 1^st September 1915.

He was mistakenly reported missing in the Kentish Express and Ashford News of 23^rd October 1915 and later reported as Died of Wounds in a January 1916 edition, however Ernest had actually been shipped back to England and died as a consequence of his wounds on 27^th October 1915, he was 34 years old and is buried in Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester, UK.

God bless you Ernest.

Rest in peace.

Geoff

Ernest,

You are Not Forgotten

Ian.

Ernest Tuck, may you forever rest in peace.

It is very nice to see the additional information, which I believe Ian Murphy also mentioned yesterday.

Stephen

Remembering.

Thank you for the freedom that I enjoy.

RIP

Scottie.

Many thanks for Ernest's story.

Gone but not forgotten

Kind regards

Steve