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PRIEST, Stuart Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5163 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway porter |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 24 February 1922, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland Plot 9A |
| Memorials: | Enoggera Logan & Albert 9th Battalion Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5163, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5163, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5163, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His brother, 3886 George Anderson Elford Priest, who also served in the 47th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Dernancourt on 5 April 1918.
Stuart Priest joined the 47th Battalion at the front during August 1916 and was present at Dernancourt when his brother was killed. He survived over two years on the Western Front and returned to Australia in mid-1919. He died in Brisbane on 24 February 1922, at only 26 years of age.
The son of John and Mary Jane Priest of Wynnum, Queensland, his mother passed away in May 1919, just prior to the return to Australia of Stuart.