Background
Tuckett, Gordon was born on November 3, 1928 in London. Son of William Henry and Elsie May (Chenery) Tuckett.
Tuckett, Gordon was born on November 3, 1928 in London. Son of William Henry and Elsie May (Chenery) Tuckett.
Student, Boro Polytechnic, Southwark, London, 1950.
With Dorchester Hotel, London, 1950-1955. Trainee manager John Gardner (London) Ltd., 1955-1957. Operational manager Gardner-Merchant, London, 1957-1961, sales manager, 1961-1968.
Consultant Trust Houses Forte Group, United Kingdom/South Africa, 1968-1975. Food service manager Fedics Group, Cape Town, South Africa, 1975-1979, general manager design and planning Johannesburg, 1979-1985, director consultancy Randburg, South Africa, since 1985.
With Royal Navy, 1945-1948. Fellow S. African Chefs Association (board directors since 1985), Hotel Catering Institutional Management Association. Member Federated Hotel Association South Africa, Les Toques Blancites.
Married Jean Patricia Purrott, June 1, 1957. Children: Howard, Johanna, Edwina.