Private

Lionel Gibbons Okey

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Louisa Okey, of Frankley Rd., New Plymouth, and the late Henry Okey. Born at Taranaki.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/3356
Name:
Lionel Gibbons Okey
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
H.J. Okey, M.P. (father), Frankley Road, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Frankley Road, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion, 11 (Taranaki) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XLI. D. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Lionel Gibbons Okey
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