 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Need Help? click here to read the tips on searching. |
click here to search other Collection Databases. |
|
|
|
|
|
Record Detail |
|
|
| Full Name: |
Sergeant Sydney Melville Okey |
|
| Rank Last Held: |
Sergeant |
|
| Forename(s): |
Sydney Melville |
|
| Surname: |
Okey |
|
| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
|
| Serial No.: |
10/737 |
|
| First Known Rank: |
Corporal |
|
| Next of Kin: |
H.J.H. Okey, New Plymouth, New Zealand |
|
| Marital Status: |
Single |
|
| Enlistment Address: |
Imperial Hotel, New Plymouth, New Zealand |
|
| Military District: |
Wellington |
|
| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
|
| Embarkation Unit: |
Wellington Infantry Battalion |
|
| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
|
| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
|
| Transport: |
|
|
| Vessel: |
Limerick or Arawa |
|
| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
|
| Page on Nominal Roll: |
550 |
|
| Campaigns: |
Gallipoli |
|
| Last Unit Served: |
Wellington Infantry Battalion |
|
| Place of Death: |
Gallipoli, Turkey |
|
| Date of Death: |
8 August 1915 |
|
| Age at Death: |
25 |
|
| Year of Death: |
1915 |
|
| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
|
| Memorial Name: |
- Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
- New Plymouth Boy's High School memorial gate, New Plymouth, New Zealand
|
|
| Memorial Reference: |
18 |
|
| Biographical Notes: |
Sydney Okey was the son of Louisa Okey, of Holdsworthy Rd., Vogeltown New Plymouth, and the late Henry J. H. Okey. Native of Taranaki. |
|
| Description of Image: |
- Portrait from Auckland Weekly News Honour Roll 1915.
- New Plymouth Boy's High School memorial gate (Photo G. Fortune in 2002)
- New Plymouth Boy's High School memorial gate, bronze plaque names Kirton- (Photo G. Fortune in 2002)
|
|
| Further References: |
Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option. |
|
| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
| Click on an image for a larger view |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|