Six of the seven Ockenden brothers served for Australia in WWI.
Read about them here.
JANUARY 1918
Sir,
I respectfully beg to
apply for my return to Australia for various reasons. Both of our parents are
dead. Five of my brothers have enlisted in the AIF. My youngest brother is 17
½ years and my sister aged 18 ½ years are now living at home alone, and
in a letter just recently received, she states that she is in a delicate state
of health, having suffered from heart trouble since birth, and melancholy owing
to the strain of our continued absence.
The following is a
list of my brothers serving in the AIF –
Pte RA Ockenden, 3rd
Lt Horse had his right hand blown off at Gallipoli.
Pte H Ockenden, 27th
Bn, killed in action.
Pte CL Ockenden, AFC.
Pte AG Ockenden,
7th Field Ambulance, now in Convalescent Camp in Boulogne.
Pte SL Ockenden,
Tunnelling Corps, wounded, now in England.
Trusting this will
meet with your favourable consideration.
Yours obediently,
OH Ockenden.
