Second Lieutenant

Alfred John Priestley

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John Hedley Priestley and Emily Alice Priestley, of Australia. Also served at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Alfred John Priestley: - Worked as a Clerk at Auckland Freezing Company and lived in Epsom. Born in Sydney in 1892. Service No. 2/158 served with NZ Field Artillery. Prior to enlisting he was a Sunda... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/158
Name:
Alfred John Priestley
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
26 October 1892
Place of Birth:
New South Wales, Sydney,
Next of Kin: 
J H Priestley (father), c/o Gillies Avenue, Epsom, Auckland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Gillies Avenue, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Employer:
J H Priestley (father), c/o Gillies Avenue, Epsom, Auckland
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
01 September 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Limerick or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XX. F. 11.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Alfred John Priestley
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