Edward James PRIEST

Regimental number44152
OccupationSawmill hand
Next of kinFather, J Priest, Baxter's, Otira Line, Greymouth
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 29 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialDoullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1 (Plot V, Row B, Grave No 14), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Catherine Priest, Baxter's Siding
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 17

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