ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

OKELY, Harold Roy

OKELY, Harold Roy

Full Name: Harold Roy

OKELY

Date of Birth: 12

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1897

Place of birth: Bunbury

Australia

Occupation: Postal Assistant

Address: Farmery Street Narrogin WA

Next of Kin: Father-William Alexander Okely Mother-Nellie Okely

Next of Kin Address: Farmery Street Narrogin WA

Religion: Methodist

Service Number: 5170

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-02-03

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1916-03-31

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Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-24

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-06-28

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14/03/1916-Joined 11th Battalion 16th Reinforcements
7/06/1916-To 1st Aust Division Base Depot Etaples ex. Marseilles
29/07/1916-JoinedBattalion in the field France
20/08/1916-Wounded in Action France ( Shell Shock ) ex.2 Aust Field Ambulance ex. 3 Casualty Clearing Station
29/08/1916-To No. 6 Convalescent Depot
8/11/1916-Rejoined Battalion in the field France
13/12/1916-Admitted 1st A.D B.D Hospital Etaples France ( Sick )
30/12/1916-Admitted 1st A.D.B.D Hospital Etaples France ( Tonsillitis )
1/04/1917-Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex. Hospital
16/04/1917-Reported Missing in Action France
23/07/1917-Reported captured as PRISONER OF WAR Germany-Captured Boursies France 15/04/1917-held Limburg Camp Germany
4/12/1918-Repatriated England ex. Germany ex. Dover
5/01/1919-Granted Leave England then to No.2 Command Depot Weymouth
5/02/1919-Embarked England for Australia per *Nevasa*
13/04/1919-Disembarked Australia
28/06/1919-Discharged from Service

 

PRISONER OF WAR – RED CROSS FILES SUMMARY

1/08/1917- London- Information from Uncle A. Everson dated 21/07/1917- ” Missing 16/04/1917.  Prisoner of War – Interred Limburg “.

18/10/1917- London- From German List dated 24/09/1917- ” Prisoner of War.  Pay Book transmitted by a Recording Officer 21/08/1917.  The owner of same could not be traced, but the matter is presumably concerned in most cases with the dead “.

6/12/1918- London – Certified by AIF Headquarters – ” Repatriated Prisoner of War.  Arrived Dover 4/12/1918 “.