TUCKEY, Stirling Melville - W8274, WX29765

Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia

Lieut Stirling Melville Tuckey

Conflict	World War 2
Service Arm	Citizen Military Force Australian Imperial Force
Unit	16th Infantry Battalion; 8th Infantry Battalion
Service No.	W8274, WX29765
Service Arm	Army
Date of Birth	8 Nov 1914
Birthplace	Bunbury, WA
Residence	Perth, WA
Date of Death	2001
Relatives	Wife - Mavis McKenna

Stirling joined the 16th Battalion Cameron Highlanders in 1937 when it was a militia unit and remained with the Battalion when it became part of the AIF and carried out garrison duties throughout Western Australia. He was posted to the 8th Infantry Battalion and wrote this diary while stationed in Bouganville.

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These memoirs have been transcribed and can be read and searched by clicking on the following link.

Memoirs - Stirling Melville Tuckey - W8274, WX29765

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