Regimental number | 27132 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Nelson |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sawmiller |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Okey, Preston Road, Greymouth |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Jane Okey, Preston Road, Greymouth |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 7 January 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 15 February 1917, and posted to D Company. Wounded in action, 13 August 1917 (gun shot wound, back); admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 14 August 1917; transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing station, 14 August 1917; to No 8 Stationary Hospital, 15 August 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 5 September 1917; rejoined Bn, 16 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 35 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21382083 |
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