Regimental number | 2539 |
Place of birth | Kooringa South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber and tinsmith |
Address | Streaky Bay, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Nellie Ockenden, Kooringa, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Air Mechanic |
Unit name | Australian Flying Corps, No 1 Special Draft |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 8/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Indarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Flying Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 7966 Pte Arthur Gordon OCKENDEN, 7th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 24 August 1918; 4184 Pte Harold OCKENDEN, 27th Bn, killed in action, 7 October 1917. |