| Regimental number | 10/737 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | New Plymouth |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Warehouseman |
| Address | Imperial Hotel, New Plymouth |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23.7 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, H J H Okey, New Plymouth |
| Previous military service | 'A' Company, 11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | New Plymouth |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 18), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Louisa Okey, Holdsworthy Road, Vogeltown New Plymouth, and the late Henry J. H. Okey |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 10/3356 Lionel Gibbons OKEY, 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 15 September 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Appointed Sergeant, 9 October 1914. Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to No.15 General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 12 May 1915 (gunshot wound, left arm); transferred to Convalescent Camp, Mustapha, 13 May 1915. Proceeded overseas to the Dardanelles, 6 June 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac, 10 June 1915. Posted missing, 8 August 1915. Court of Enquiry, Moascar, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concludes 'now believed to be dead, 8 August 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21382086 |