Bombardier

Owen George Whittaker Priest

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. O. J. and Annie Priest, of Mahoe St., Hamilton, New Zealand. Also served at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/381
Name:
Owen George Whittaker Priest
Rank: 
Bombardier
Date of Birth:
30 September 1894
Place of Birth: 
New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
O.J. Priest, 53 Waldegrave Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
53 Waldegrave Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Armentieres
Date of Death:
09 July 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Limerick or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. D. 41.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Owen George Whittaker Priest
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