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OCKENDEN, Richard Allan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 759 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 November 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Kooringa, South Australia, 22 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Natural causes, South Australia, 9 February 1960, aged 64 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Loyal Burra Lodge Court Unity AOF No 3015 WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 759, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 29 Jan 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 759, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 759, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Melbourne | |
| 22 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 759, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 16 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 759, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
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Left forearm amputated due to wounds received at Gallipoli
Biography contributed
Biography written by April Burden Loxton High School, SA attached as a document. Winning entry for 2015 Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize.
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