OKELY, Henry
Service Number: | 3850 |
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Enlisted: | 6 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Port Elliston, South Australia, November 1882 |
Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 4 December 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL Wall 130 Niche A14 |
Memorials: | Largs Bay St Alban's Church Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3850, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3850, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3850, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
24 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3850, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Okely and Sarah Jane Okely nee Poulton of Sussex Street, Lower North Adelaide, SA formerly of Port Elliston, SA.
Husband of Anne Dorothy Billington Okely nee Ling of Bathers Green, Radlett, England. Henry and Anne married on 28 August 1919 in the Radlett Parish Church, Radlett, Herefordshire, England. Curate H.S. Burd officiated.
Commenced return to Australia 29 December 1919 aboard HT Port Napier dismbarking on 8 February 1920
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal