Remembered today, with Gratitude.

Private 8510 Thomas Tuck (Alias John Buckley) 1^st Battalion, South Wales Borderers.

Thomas was born in Garn Vach, Monmouthshire in 1874, second to eldest of William and Elizabeth Tuck nee Cooper’s 5 children. In 1895 Thomas now 21 and working underground as a miner married his sweetheart Harriet Ann Evans and in the January of 1901 their son William Thomas was born.

Why Thomas enlisted using the alias John Buckley I am not sure, however trouble in the valleys between Mine owners and the miners had been rife since the mid 1700’s In 1910 A dispute at the Cambrian Collieries descended into rioting when the owners tried to bring in blacklegs to cover for the 30.000 strikers. In the November, Churchill ordered the cavalry in, followed later by infantry. One man died in the ensuing troubles, the problems lasted until the January of the following year. In 1911 The Army shot dead two men during a strike in Llanelli - this strike lead to the national rail strike of 1912. It is possible therefore that as a miner Thomas may have been well known to the authorities, he may even have had a criminal record, which would have excluded him from serving, whatever the reason Thomas died aged 40 on 31^st October 1914 serving his country, he has no known grave and is therefore commemorated on the Menin Gate (Ypres), Belgium.

REST IN PEACE, Private Tuck[John Buckley]. You did your bit.

Never forgotten

Paul

Thomas,

You are Not Forgotten

Stephen, as always.....

Best regards,

Ian.

Remembering

Thank you for the freedom that I enjoy.

RIP

Scottie.

Rest in peace Thomas.

Gone but not forgotten

Kind regards

Steve

Not forgoten

Thomas Tuck, may you forever rest in peace.

Thank you
Stephen