Charles Tucker was born in 1883, at Bray, in Berkshire, but neither his parents nor early life have been identified.

He married Emily Morland at Maidenhead, in Berkshire, in the summer of 1909.

They were to have one daughter, Emily Louise, born in 1910, but had lost one other child. By 1911 they were living at the Shepherd's Cottage, in Kimber Lane, at Bray.

Charles Tucker was employed as a domestic gardener.

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

He enlisted at Maidenhead, in Berkshire, as a private, no. 203127, and served with the 2/4th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) (Territorial Force).

The 2/4th Battalion (TF) had been formed at Reading in November, 1914, and moved to Maidenhead.

In February, 1915, it moved to Northampton and joined the 184th Brigade in the 61st Division. It moved to Chelmsford in April, 1915, and then to Salisbury Plain the following year.

It landed at Le Havre, in France, on 27 May, 1916. On 2 March, 1917, the battalion moved into the trenches at Denicourt, until 17 March when it moved to Rainecourt, and thence to Pertain, where it was engaged on road-making and making strong tactical posts.

On 25 March it marched to Ennemain, east of the River Somme, and put the village into a state of defence, which had been thoroughly gutted by fire as a result of enemy destruction as it withdrew.

The battalion spent the next four days engaged in various types of repairs, and then marched to Caulaincourt on 30 March, which had also been totally destroyed.

On 31 March, 1917, the battalion advanced on Vermand, which was consolidated and held.

On 2 April, 1917, the battalion took part in an attack to capture the line between Bihecourt and Ponne Copse, which was captured with few casualties, and a new line consolidated east of the Bihecourt-Vendelles Road. It then moved forward and took the chateau at Vadencourt.

That night the battalion was relieved by the 2/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.

The battalion had suffered just 11 other ranks wounded, of which three died of their wounds. 

One of those was Private Charles Tucker, who was evacuated to the 21st Casualty Clearing Station, at Nesle, where he died of wounds on 2 April, 1917. He was aged 34.

Charles Tucker lies buried in Nesle Communal Cemetery, on the Somme, in France, with his grave marked by a CWGC headstone.

He is also commemorated on the war memorial within St. Michael's Church, at Bray, in Berkshire, as well as on the Bray war memorial.

He is also commemorated on the Holyport Shrine in Berkshire.