Lance Corporal

George William Priest

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. M. A. Priest, of Pontaroa, Akitio, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Casualty

Service Number: 
9/1478
Name:
George William Priest
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M.A. Priest (mother),Waima, private bag, Pahiatua, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Pongaroa, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
23 August 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. N. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
France
George William Priest
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