Albert Joseph Tucker was born in 1886 at Hackney, in Middlesex (London), the second of nine known children to Joseph Tucker, a lath render, and Eliza Tucker (formerly Watson). He had three sisters and five brothers; Nellie Eliza (1884); Lilian May (1888); George Leonard (1891); Frederick (1893); Henry John (1894); Arthur William (1896); Charles Sidney (1899); and Elsie (1901).

By 1891 the family was living at 5 Castle Street in Hackney, and ten years later at 6 Suffolk Place in Islington, by which time the 14-year-old Albert worked as a errand boy.

On 7 March, 1909, Albert Joseph Tucker married Ada Goudge at St. Paul's Church, in Canonbury, Islington. By then, aged 22, he was employed as a butcher, living at 63 Orchard Street in Islington.

By 1911 they lived at 9 Hargrave Park in Upper Holloway. They had had two children of which one had survived, Gladys Ada (1910).

By 1917 his wife and daughter were living at 30 Milton Road, in Stoke Newington, before moving to 176 Beckton Road, in Canning Town, Essex.

[Four of his brothers are known to have served during World War One. George Leonard served as a lance bombardier in the Royal Field Artillery; Henry John served as a driver in the Royal Field Artillery; Arthur William served as a private with the Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment before transferring to the Royal Army Medical Corps, and was taken prisoner; and Charles Sidney served as a private in the Middlesex Regiment.]

Albert Joseph Tucker's service record has not survived, and what is known has been extrapolated from other sources.

As Albert Tucker, he enlisted at Canning Town, as a private, no. 6991, joining the 3/4th (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), London Regiment (Territorial Force). The 3/4th Battalion formed at Hoxton in December, 1914, and joined the 3/1st London Brigade at Tidworth in April, 1915. It then became part of the 173rd Brigade in the 58th Division, and in June, 1916, it became the 2/4th Battalion, London Regiment, after the disbandment of the original 2/4th Battalion in France.

The battalion landed in France on 24 January, 1917, with Albert Tucker one of its number. When the Territorial Force issued new numbers his became 283428.

The battalion proceeded to Abbeville and thence to Fortel where it underwent training. In February it was attached to the West Yorkshire Regiment for instruction in the trenches at Sus-St-Leger, and then took over the trenches opposite Ransart. When out of the line it withdrew to Sus-St-Leger for training. The battalion then deployed to Bellacourt.

In March it moved to Bienvillers and then to Pommier where it undertook further training, before returning to Ransart.

By mid-April it had moved to Achiet-Le-Grand where it provided working parties and then trained.

In May it took over trenches at Bullecourt, where, between 13-19 May it had 3 officers and 73 other ranks killed and 3 officers and 200 other ranks wound, with 2 missing. On relief it moved back to Bihucourt to reorganise and train.

It then went into reserve before moving into the line at Croisilles in June, and then via St. Leger back to Bullecourt, where it carried out attacks on the Hindenburg Line on 15-16 June. It was relieved on 17 June, and by 22 June had reached Logeast Wood where it trained and provided working parties.

In mid-July it moved to Ytres and then moved back into the line at Dessart Wood, in the area of Gouzeaucourt, and then to Izel, in August, where it cleaned up and trained. It then moved to Denier.

On 24 August the battalion entrained to move to the Belgium sector, and then marched to Poperinghe and occupied Dirty Bucket Camp.

On 9 September it moved to Reigersberg Camp, from where it provided working parties.

On 13 September the battalion moved up to the east side of Canal Bank in brigade support, where it continued to find working parties, suffering a few casualties.

On 18 September the battalion went into the line north-east of St. Julien and mounted an attack and beat off a counter-attack, during which the battalion suffered 4 officers killed with 7 wounded, and 54 other ranks killed, with 192 wounded and 21 missing. The battalion was then relieved and withdrew to Dambre Camp and then to Brake Camp, near Vlamertinghe.

It entrained on 30 September, and arrived at Zoufaques on 1 October. There it carried out training until 23 October, and on 25 October it moved up to its assembly area on the Canal Bank, in readiness for its attack the next day.

On 26 October, 1917, the 2/4th Battalion mounted its attack, in weather and over ground which was absolutely filthy. The other two battalions in the brigade were to capture the first objectives and the 2/4th Battalion was to capture the final objective at Schuler Farm.

The objectives were not taken and only 'D' Company managed to hold its foremost posts.

At 10.15 pm the battalion was relieved and marched back to Siege Camp. One officer was killed, one died of wounds, 2 were wounded and missing and 6 wounded. The other ranks suffered 18 killed, 183 wounded, 115 missing, and 52 wounded and missing. The total was 11 officers and 368 other ranks casualties.

Private Albert Tucker was initially listed as wounded and missing, and his wife made an enquiry via the International Red Cross. However, a negative result was recorded on 18 December, 1917. Ultimately his death was presumed as having occurred on 26 October, 1917.

Having no known grave, Albert Tucker is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, in Belgium.

He is also believed to be commemorated on the Stoke Newington war memorial, in Stoke Newington Library, although there was another Albert Tucker who served in the London Regiment, who it could be.

Albert Tucker's service earned him the British War Medal, 1914-20; and Victory Medal, 1914-19.