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James Ockendon
James Ockendon VC, MM (10 December 1890 – 29 August 1966) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
==Early years==
He was one of nine children born to Alfred and Mary Ockendon at 56, Alfred Street, Landport. He attended St Agatha’s School, following which he worked for Chalcraft’s, a drapers in Russell Street, Portsmouth. After working here for five years he joined the Royal Dublin Fusiliers in 1909 as a private. After completing his basic training at the Victoria Barracks in Southsea he served in India. During World War I Ockendon saw action in Turkey during the Gallipoli Campaign where, on 24 April 1915, he landed with his battalion on ‘V’ beach and received a bullet wound to his forehead.〔('War hero was cheered in the streets on his return home' - The News - 12 May 2012 )〕
Following his recuperation he served in Egypt. While on leave he married Caroline ("Carrie") Anne at St Luke’s Church in Portsmouth on August 20, 1917. They had four children. Soon after his marriage he joined the First Battalion at the Western Front in France where he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery on 28 September 1917 during the opening stages of the Third Battle of Ypres.〔〔(Jonathan Black, ''The Face of Courage: Eric Kennington, Portraiture and the Second World War'' - Philip Wilson Publishers (2011) - pg 117 - Google Books )〕
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