John Timothy PRIEST

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Service Number:	3908
Enlisted:	12 July 1915, Eaglehawk, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Inglewood, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Long Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 26 August 1916
Cemetery:	Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt Plot IX, Row N, Grave No. 29, Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Federated Mining Employees Association No. 1 Bendigo Branch Honor Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Long Gully St. Matthews Anglican Church Honor Roll

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3908, 21st Infantry Battalion, Eaglehawk, Vic.
8 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 3908, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 3908, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
27 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3908, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
26 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3908, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm

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