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George Anderson Elford PRIEST

Regimental number3886
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPorter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs M J Priest, Cedar Street, Wynnum, South Queensland
Enlistment date11 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (VI, Row I, Grave No. 27), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
144
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary Jane PRIEST. Native of Wynnum, South Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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