Born on 17 August 1872 at Hamilton, Bermuda son of the Rev (afterwards Archdeacon) George Tucker and Theodosia Trott his wife, he was educated at Charles Grey's School, Bermuda, at Trinity College School, Port Hope, Canada 1887-91, and at Caius College, Cambridge from October 1891. He rowed in the C

'Bill' Tucker was born on 6 August 1903 in Hamilton, Bermuda,where his ancestors had been colonists in the 17th century and where his father, also William Eldon Tucker, was a surgeon whose contributions to the profession were recognized by the award of the honorary FRCS in 1952. His mother was Henri