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TUCKER, Frank - Peacefully at the Brockville General Hospital, on Saturday, June 27, 2015, Frank Tucker, went home to be with his Lord. Predeceased by his parents Lillian Ann and Patrick Joseph Tucker and sisters Barbara, Bernadette, and Rita and brother Woodrow. Dear uncle to Frank Phelan (Heather), Thomas Tucker (Joanne), and Brian Phelan (Lorraine). Proud and loving great uncle to Meghan, Lauren, John, Laura, Ted, Joey and Stefanie. A dedicated parishioner of St. Francis Xavier Church. Family and friends may pay their respects at the Irvine Funeral Home and Chapel , 4 James Street East, Brockville on Thursday, July 02 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm. The Liturgy of the Christian Funeral will be celebrated in St. Francis Xavier Church on Friday, July 03 at 10 am. Interment will follow at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery. Memoriam donations may be made to the Canadian Hearing Society or a charity of your choice. Special thanks to the staff of the Brockville General Hospital and the Garden Street Hospice Palliative Care Site.

Ships served in:

HMCS CATARAQUI

HMCS YORK

HMCS MOUNT JOLI - Served in Mont Joli 17 Aug 1943 - 06 Oct 1943 as a Tel, RCNVR

LCI(L) 249 - Served in LCI(L) 249 04 Dec 1943 - 28 Jan 1944 as a Tel (T.O.), RCNVR

LCI(L) 266 - Served in LCI(L) 266 29 Jan 1944 - 31 Aug 1944 as a Tel (T.O.), RCNVR

(1) Frank Tucker  (2) Certificate of Service  (3) Naval Training and Active Service record  (4) Document showing that Frank Tucker volunteered for service in the Pacific for the duration of hostilities, 23 May 1945  (5) Patrick Francis Tucker, Passing Certificate, Educational Test 1, RCN, 05 Jan 1943  (6) Letter from DND Naval Service indicating documentation provided to Frank Tucker on release to assist in transition to civilian life.  (7) Pre-Enlistment History and Service History  (8) Letter directing Patrick Francis Tucker to report for active service

(9-15) Naval Pay and Identity Book - Frank Tucker

(16) Unknown vessel, Utah Beach, Normandy, 1944  (17) Utah Beach, Normandy, 1944  (18) LST loading German POWs, Utah Beach, Normandy, 1944  (19-20) The Invasion Fleet crossing the English Channel, D-Day, 06 Jun 1944 - DND/RCN photos (21) France, British Sector, June 1944 - DND/RCN photo  (22)Jack Griffin, HMCS York, Dec 1942  (23) Sig Willcox in front of the "Pavilion", Bournemouth, England Aug 44

(24) Unknown sailors, possibly on LCI(L) 266 or LCI(L) 249  (25) Friends of Frank Tucker - names not known  (26) Unknown sailor, Isle of Wright  (27) Cropped close-up of sailor in #26  (28) Unknown sailor, possibly on LCI(L) 266 or LCI(L) 249  (29) US Army trucks on LC 761, Calshot, England, 1944  (30) Troop ship enroute to France from Southampton, 1944  (31) LCI(L) 121 (left) and LCI(L) 298 (right) - photo taken from LCI(L) 266

(32) Sunken ships form a breakwater off Normandy beaches, 1944  (33) Portable dock, built in England, on the Normandy beaches, 1944  (34) French cruiser amoungst the landing craft off Normandy, 1944  (35) Normandy, June 1944  (36) Frank Tucker, Isle of Wright  (37) Frank Tucker  (38) Frank Tucker, Belfast, Ireland, Sep 1944  (39) Frank Tucker (L) and friend, 1945

(40-41) War souvenirs of Frank Tucker

(40) The badge on the left is given to soldiers or their families for being wounded or killed in battle. The badge on the right is a German Army cloth cap badge.  (41) French currency

Courtesy of Joe Phelan

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