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OCKWELL, Alfred Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4484 |
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Enlisted: | 15 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Healesville, Victoria, Australia, 15 September 1896 |
Home Town: | Healesville, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
Schooling: | Woori Yallack State School, ,ictoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Timber Worker |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate, Ypres. Panel 23 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Healesville WW1 Honor Roll, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4484, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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21 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4484, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
21 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4484, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Ockwell and Jane Ockwell nee Howell of Pine Grove, Healesville, Victoria.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal