The young Sydney doctor was the most mourned Australian soldier of WWI.
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.It was 109 years ago last week when Brian Pockley made a prediction to his family: “Personally I think it will be a very pleasant little picnic,” he assured them.The Pockleys were already well known in Sydney, and Brian had played his part. Born in 1890, he was the middle child of Frank and Ellie Pockley, and grew up in Sydney’s upper north shore at Wahroonga.Frank was a renowned ophthalmologist.
His endearing personality was revered. He was, the Shore headmaster declared, “as near to my ideal schoolboy as any boy in my experience”. Brian was extremely popular at school, at university, and as a promising doctor at Sydney Hospital. The ANMEF headed north after leaving Sydney, and reached Port Moresby on September 4. Arrangements were made to send naval reservists ashore south-east of Rabaul to deal with any wireless stations in the area, and Brian was to accompany them as their doctor.
Progress was slow for Bowen, Pockley and the reservists. At times, it became impossible, impassable – they had to revert to the track for a while before pushing into the jungle again further on. They all felt tense and vulnerable.Australian War Memorial He was still determined to return to the fighting, so he set off again. But he managed only ten yards. Brian was shot and gravely wounded, just like Billy Williams.
Brian had given it to the sturdy sailor carrying Billy Williams away to help them get back safely. He had then resolved to return to the firing zone, and without his protective brassard had been fatally wounded.
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