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Roy Simpson Priest

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 594 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 594 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Roy Simpson AWMM
  • Surname
    Priest AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 7/103 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    12 July 1890 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    12/7/1890 Public - Kim - Other relative - 24 April 2017 - Military File
  • Place of birth
    Timaru Public - Kim - Other relative - 24 April 2017 - Military File
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Woodbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    W. Priest (father), Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 7/103 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Farmer on the Tripp Settlement Public - Kim - Other relative - 24 April 2017 - Military File
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Roy Priest was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Priest, of Timaru, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    19 April 1917 AWMM
    Palestine, Middle East AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel AWMM
    • Imperial Camel Corps Memorial, Victoria Embankment Gardens, London WC2 Public - Sue - Researcher - 11 January 2019 - Imperial Camel Corps Memorial https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/112244

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
02 April 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
08 May 2020AllanRotoruaResearcher
11 January 2019SueAuckland New ZealandResearcher
24 April 2017KimAustraliaOther relative
09 August 2016LesNew ZealandResearcher

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