Morpeth Herald 05/01/1917 carries a brief obituary:
Leading Seaman, E.J. Tucker, R.N.D., of Ellington, was killed in action in November last. Prior to the war he was an employee at Ellington Colliery. He was also a student at Bothal evening school and attended St John Ambulance Classes. He was a member of the Ellington Orchestral Band. At the outbreak of hostilities he immediately joined the Royal Naval Division, and was promoted to leading seaman at the age of 22 while serving in Gallipoli. After passing through that campaign without injury, he was transferred to France.
He was the son of James and Alice Anne Tucker of 6, First Row, Ellington Colliery, Ashington, Northumberland.
He is remembered in Ashington on A17.01 (A17.27), and A17.43 and at Cresswell on C64.01
