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Alfred Alexander PRIEST

Regimental number5162
Place of birthBendigo Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressWoodvale PO, via Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, C Priest, Woodvale PO, via Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date31 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialBologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 87), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
48
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Teresa PRIEST, Woodvale, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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