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Military service
Service number:
53840
Age:
29
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
18th Bn.
Birth:
May 11, 1886
Death:
November 17, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Digital gallery of Private Trueman Priestley
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Inscription
Inscription on memorial at Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton, UK showing Trueman Priestley's name. Image taken 10 June 2014. -
Cross of Sacrifice
Cross of Sacrifice at Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton, UK. Image taken 10 June 2014. -
Attestation papers
Attestation paper, page 2. -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War Title: Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War Mikan record: 46246 Volume Number: 31829_B016769 Page: 979 Number of pages: 1636 “Previously reported Missing, believed Drowned, (ex Hospital Ship Anglia) death now accepted for official purposes to have occurred” -
Attestation papers
Attestation Paper, page 1. -
Will
Will of Private Priestly. It is noteworthy for its detail with names and addresses of the subjects of the will. Most CEF military wills were very brief. The date at the bottom indicates that his body was eventually recovered. He perished November 17, 1915 and this document was recovered from his personal effects on July 7, 1916. Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com
Digital gallery of
Private Trueman Priestley
Digital gallery of
Private Trueman Priestley
Digital gallery of
Private Trueman Priestley
Digital gallery of
Private Trueman Priestley
Digital gallery of
Private Trueman Priestley
Digital gallery of
Private Trueman Priestley
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 33 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL Hampshire, United Kingdom
HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL is situated within Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton.
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