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PRIESTLEY, George Dalton

Service Number:	6905
Enlisted:	28 April 1917
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stoke, Staffordshire, England, 23 February 1873
Home Town:	Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in action, Dernancourt, France, 5 April 1918, aged 45 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

28 Apr 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6905, 26th Infantry Battalion
14 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 6905, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
14 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 6905, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
5 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 6905, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6905 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05

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