| Regimental number | 10/4175 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Bruce Priest, Elsthorpe, Otane |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Mud Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 3), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Martin Bruce Hay Priest and Jessie Sinclair Priest, Shetland Islands |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 9 |