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Private David Priest

Ancestor Details

Name of Ancestor: David William Priest

Ancestor's date of birth: 09/06/1879

Ancestor's date of death: 16/05/1972

Cause of Death: Detail not provided.

Service and Life Before the Boer War: Detail not provided.

Service Number: 15

Colony or State of enlistment: QLD, Place of Enlistment: Brisbane

Unit: 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen

Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 1901

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service.

Murray Page: 493

Contingent: Fifth Queensland

Ship: Templemore, Date of Sailing: 06/03/1901

Memorial details: Detail not provided.

Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Orange Free State, Transvaal, SA 1901 and SA 1902 clasps.

Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided.

Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided.

Details of service in war: April 1901 - March 1902 in east Transvaal, Free State including defeat at Mokari Drift (27 September 1901), and Natal border campaign including stand at Onverwacht (4 January 1902) where 13 died and 17 wounded.

Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia: 30 April 1902 on the St Andrew and from Sydney. No further details provided.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: David (Bill) Priest, Brighton QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Son

Name of Descendant: Beryl Daniels, Camphill QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Daughter

Name of Descendant: Beverley Marjorie Wood (Priest), Coorparoo QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Grand daughter

 


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