Roy Simpson PRIEST

Regimental number7/103
AddressWoodbury
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, W Priest, Timaru
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCaptain
Final unitNew Zealand Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps
FateKilled in Action 19 April 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsJerusalem Memorial (Panel No 1), Palestine
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs W. Priest, Timaru
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body