Frank Tucker was born on 9 April, 1896, at Alexandria, in Sydney, Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of John Harding Tucker, a journalist, and Estelle Jeanne Tucker.

In 1916 the family home was at 141 Botany Street, in Waterloo, New South Wales, and two years later at 92 Underwood Street, in Paddington, Sydney.

In 1916, Frank Tucker was serving as a Driver in the Australian Army Service Corps (AASC) Militia, having previously served in the senior cadets.

On 14 January, 1916, he was accepted at Victoria Barracks, in New South Wales, for enlistment into the Australian Imperial Force, and on 3 February he enlisted at the Army Service Corps Detachment, in Darlinghurst Gaol, Sydney, into the AASC, Australian Imperial Force, as a Driver, number 9977, as Army Service Corps Reinforcements. He was aged 19 years and 9 months, and was described as being: 5' 5" tall; with light brown hair; blue eyes; a fair complexion; weighing 110 lbs; with a chest measurement of 29"/33"; and with varicocele scars on both forearms and upper right arm.

On 5 May he embarked at Sydney, with the 17th Reinforcements to the 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, and proceeded overseas aboard the SS Karoo. He disembarked at Suez, in Egypt, on 7 June and the next day went to the isolation camp at Tel-el-Kebir.

On 2 August he embarked at Alexandria aboard the SS Franconia, for England, and marched in to No. 4 Camp Training Depot at Parkhouse, on 22 August. He spent the rest of 1916 training in England.

He proceeded overseas with Army Service Corps details on 22 February, 1917, landing two days later at Le Havre in France.

He joined his first unit, the 1st Anzac Entrenching Battalion, on 28 February. It was only another six days, on 12 March, before Frank Tucker fell sick with scabies, which was to plague him on a number of occasions. He was admitted to hospital, being treated at Buire, but returned to his unit 12 days later, only to be re-admitted to the 8th Australian Field Ambulance after another two days, on 26 March, again returning to the hospital at Buire. He returned to his unit on 15 April but went sick twice more over the next two months, being treated at the 15th Field Ambulance and 7th Field Ambulance.

On 3 August Frank Tucker was taken on the strength of the 20th Company, AASC, with the 2nd Division Train, being transferred from the 1st Light Horse Brigade Train.

In the autumn he was detached on two occasions, first to the 15th Company, AASC, on 8 September, and to the 5th Australian Field Engineers, on 17 November.

On 29 December he proceeded on leave to Paris, but on 7 January, 1918, he was admitted to the 7th Australian Field Ambulance, and was transferred to the 39th General Hospital, Le Havre. He was discharged to Base Details on 5 February, but did not rejoin his unit until 21 February.

On 2 April he was detailed to the 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade Headquarters but re-joined the 20th Company on 17 April.

In September, he spent 18 days on leave in England and on his return was again detached to the 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade Headquarters on 26 September, until 15 October, when he re-joined the 20th Company.

On 3 February, 1919, he was appointed Lance Corporal, and in March spent three days on leave in Brussels.

He embarked at Le Havre on 11 April, bound for England, where he went to Codford, in Wiltshire, the next day: the following month he joined No. 2 Group, at the AASC Depot.

On 9 July he embarked for Australia and disembarked there on 8 September, 1919: he was discharged on 31 October.

Frank Tucker had served for 3 years and 290 days, of which over two years had been spent in France and Belgium.

By 1935 he and his parents were living at 231 Rose Street, in West Sydney, and by 1938 they were living at 11 Riley Street, in Kogarah, Sydney, and in 1940 at Marrickville, in West Sydney, New South Wales.

Frank Tucker was employed as a labourer and appears to have never married.

With the outbreak of World War Two Frank Tucker joined the Australian Citizen Military Forces, as a Private, number N.70087.

He enlisted on 2 October, 1939, at Arncliffe, in New South Wales, and served with the 2nd Garrison Battalion, Australian Infantry, aged 43. He was described as being: 5' 4" tall; with fair hair; blue eyes; weighing 8st 7 lbs; with a chest measurement of 30"/32½"; and a scar on the back of his neck. He was declared unfit for active service due to age, but was fit for other service.

He was admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, on 30 January, 1940, suffering from a recurring hernia. He was re-admitted on 19 June that year, dangerously ill, suffering from neoplasm of comer metastatis of the lung (carcinoma), from which he died on 9 July, 1940, aged 44.

He was cremated at the Eastern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney, and is commemorated on the New South Wales Crematorium Cremation Memorial.

Frank Tucker's World War One service earned him the British War Medal, 1914-20; and Victory Medal, 1914-19. His World War Two service earned him the War Medal, 1939-45; and Australia Service Medal, 1939-45.