Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Ernest Tuck was in the ASC division of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. During the December 1941 hostilities he was assigned to the Army Field Bakery at Deepwater Bay, where he worked with Staff-Sergeant Patrick Sheridan, who paid tribute to the value of his contribution.
After the surrender he was held at the camp in North Point, and then sent to Shamshuipo.
Sources:
http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/hkvdc.html
Patrick John Sheridan, Unpublished Memoir (kindly sent to me by Helen Dodd and her sisters)
Note: Sheridan gives his first name as 'Jan' - either a mistake or a nickname.
Comments
Ernest Tuck's nickname
Over at http://gwulo.com/node/17612, Ian Mcnay writes:
Kitty Tuck was married to Ernest Tuck who was my Godfather. He was always called Chan after a well known tailor in HK at that time.
Sheridan probably heard the nickname without knowing its origin, and thought Tuck was called Jan.
Regards, David
Ernest Tuck 15 September 1899 - 23 September 1971
Japanese Card
Ernest Tuck Sergeant 3839 HKVDC born 15 September 1899 in "Summerset" son of William and Mary Jane Tuck. Destination of Report to Mrs K Tuck 18 Noble Street Mosman Sydney Australia
UK Birth Index
Birth registered Quarter 4 Yeovil Somerset
Ernest Tuck born 15 September 1899 enlisted 6 June 1917 Royal Marine Artillery: Continuous Service
Marriage Quarter 3 1931 Medway Kent to Kate Burkett
Kate Burkett (1911-1962) (Ancestry)
Marriage 1966 Ernest Tuck to Winifred M M England
Ernest Tuck Death 23 September 1971 Taunton Somerset