Reginald William Tucker was born on the 24th of October, 1896, at 19 St. Luke's Road, in Clapham Park, Surrey, the twin son of William John Tucker, an engineer, and Amelia Tucker (previously Nicholls, formerly Vernon).

He had a twin brother, Vernon James, and they were both baptised on the 27th of December, 1896, at St. James' Church, in Clapham Park. Their mother had been married before, and widowed, by which there was one surviving half-sister, Minnie Amanda Nicholls (b.1889).

By 1901 the family was living at 13 Frithville Gardens in Shepherd's Bush, Middlesex (London), when the father was a foreman engineer.

They were living at the same address in 1911, by which time the father was the engineer in charge at a printing works. The family continued to live at the same address.

Reginald William Tucker was unmarried. His twin brother also served as a rifleman, no. 3842, with the 2/5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade), London Regiment (Territorial Force), and later as a corporal with the Labour Corps.

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

He enlisted in London in 1915, joining the 2/5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade), London Regiment (Territorial Force), as a rifleman, no. 3843.

The battalion was formed at London in September, 1914. In the November it joined the 174th Brigade in the 58th Division, and remained in England until it embarked at Southampton on the 24th of January, 1917, with Rifleman Tucker one of its number: he served in 'B' Company.

When the Territorial Force issued new numbers his became 302314.

By the end of January, 1917, the battalion had arrived at Rougefay, and in February it went into trenches at Fonquevillers for instruction and then withdrew to Souastre. It then took over the trenches at Fonquevillers for seven days before withdrawing again to Souastre, having suffered its first casualties, and took over the line at Bailleulval in March. It then withdrew to Pommier and in April moved to Bihucourt where it spent time repairing roads and training.

In May it moved to Mory, and on the 15th of May it moved to Ecoust St. Mein, in readiness for the attack at Bullecourt. On the 17th of May the battalion attacked the eastern part of Bullecourt and took all its objectives and took over the village. When it was relieved on the night of 18 May, it had suffered one officer killed and 3 wounded, with 11 other ranks killed, and 33 wounded.

It returned to Mory, and remained, rotating through the same locations into June, training at Mory and provided working parties.

By the middle of June it was in the trenches in the Croiselles sector, and on the 17th of June entered the Hindenburg Line, suffering 3 officers wounded, and 11 other ranks killed, and 21 wounded.

Over the next two days it suffered a further 4 officers wounded, with 17 other ranks killed, and 53 wounded. The battalion then withdrew to St. Leger and then to Courcelles where it carried out training.

In July, 1917, the battalion moved to Equancourt, went into the line at Beaucamp, and then went into reserve at Ytres. It then spent time in the trenches at Trescault before moving to Berneville, where it remained until the 24th of August, when it entrained to eventually arrive at Poperinghe, in Belgium, and went into reserve at Reigersburg, in the Ypres sector.

On the 8th of September, 1917, the battalion moved into the line north of St. Julien, for four days, and then moved to dugouts on the Canal Bank, and then to Dambre Camp, north of Vlamertinghe.

Six days later it moved back to Reigersburg and then back into the line at St. Julien.

At 5.40 am on the 20th of September, the battalion mounted an attack in the vicinity of Hubner Farm, and was met by an enemy barrage. There was difficulty in keeping direction due to the nature of the country and casualties among the officers. 'A' and 'B' Companies casualties occurred before reaching Hubner Trench: 'A' Company lost all 3 officers and 'B' Company lost 2.

After the objective was reached the position was consolidated in an irregular line of shell-holes. A number of counter-attacks were beaten off. The battalion suffered 9 officers killed and 2 wounded, with 52 other ranks killed, 162 wounded, and 25 missing.

One those casualties on the 20th of September 1915, was Rifleman Reginald William Tucker. He was initially listed as wounded, then wounded and missing, and finally died of wounds. However, his body was lost. He was aged 20.

Having no known grave, Reginald William Tucker is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, in Belgium. His name has not been identified on any local war memorial.

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