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John Timothy PRIEST

Regimental number3908
Place of birthInglewood Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Bridget Priest, Louis Street, Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date16 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialRegina Trench Cemetery (Plot IX, Row N, Grave No. 29), Grandcourt, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
94
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Bridget PRIEST, 11 Louis Street, Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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