Lionel Gibbons OKEY

Regimental number10/3356
Place of birthTaranaki
AddressFrankley Road, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, H J Okey MP, Frankley Road, New Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitTaranaki Company, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No 2 (Plot XLI, Row D, Grave No 5), nr Albert, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Louisa Okey, Frankley Road, New Plymouth, and the late Henry Okey
Family/military connectionsBrother: 10/3357 Raymond Carrall OKEY
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Eighth

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