Alfred Henry (Alf) OCKWELL

OCKWELL, Alfred Henry

Service Number: 4484
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
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World War 1 Service

15 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4484, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
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

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Ockwell and Jane Ockwell nee Howell of Pine Grove, Healesville, Victoria.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal