Oswald Thomas Tuck | |
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Born | 1 September 1876 Lee, London |
Died | 26 February 1950 Bromley, Kent | (aged 73)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1899–1937, 1942–1946 |
Rank | Instructor Captain |
Instructor Captain Oswald Thomas Tuck (1 September 1876 – 26 February 1950) was a naval officer and teacher of Japanese. He served as a naval instructor in navigation and Japanese and later translated a confidential history of the Russo-Japanese War. He retired as an Instructor Captain in the Royal Navy but was recalled to duty in 1941 to run the Bedford Japanese School, which trained young men and women for work at Bletchley Park.