Lieutenant

Royden Lydiard Okey

MC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Frederick William and Elizabeth Annie Okey, of Vogeltown, New Plymouth. Also served on Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/761
Name:
Royden Lydiard Okey
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Frederick William Okey, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand|Frederick William Okey, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion, 11 (Taranaki) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
30 September 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Main Body
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
HMNZT 101
Vessels:

Limerick or Arawa
Tofua
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt (3 December 1914)
Southampton, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. A. 10.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Royden Lydiard Okey
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