Charles Walker Tucker (SN 977) was born in Ballarat and attended the Macarthur Street State School. He enlisted in Ballarat on July 16th 1915 as a 20 year old, single, blacksmith's striker, although his father said he was a printer. He was allocated to the 31st Infantry Battalion and embarked from Melbourne aboard the Wandilla in November. He joined his unit in France in June 1916 but in August he was hospitalised suffering from ‘exhaustion’. He returned to the Front and during his service he was twice wounded and transferred to the 30th Infantry Battalion. On November 3rd 1918 he died of wounds sustained in the fighting at St.Quentin Canal, and he is buried in St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.