| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL44956 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Badge |
| Physical description | Brass |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1930s |
| Conflict |
Period 1930-1939 |
Cap badge : Captain H Tucker, Australian Army Veterinary Corps
Description
Brass cap badge showing Pegasus within a wattle wreath surmounted by a King's crown. Beneath, on a scroll, is 'AUSTRALIAN ARMY VETERINARY CORPS'. There are two attachment lugs on the reverse.
History / Summary
Born in Melbourne in 1897, Henry Tucker was appointed a captain in the Australian Army Veterinary Corps, AIF on 16 April 1917. He embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT A24 Benalla on 12 May and arrived in England on 19 July.
Tucker joined the Australian Veterinary Hospital at Calais, France on 12 August. In November he transferred to the 5th Division Train where he remained caring for the light draught horses in the train for the next year. At the end of the war he transferred to the 13th Field Artillery Brigade. He returned to Australia in May 1919.
Captain Tucker served in the militia between the wars, and again during the Second World War (service number V501238), between August 1942 and November 1945. He was attached to the 2nd Mobile Veterinary Section to 3rd Australian Veterinary Hospital at the Remount Depot at Maribrynong, Victoria.