Priestley, Arthur –

Youngest son of the late Mr. William Priestley, of Deansgate, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Sarah Ellen Priestley, of 12, Hillside Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly a tram driver for the Bolton Corporation Tramways Department. Enlisted September 1917.

Personal details

  • Surname: Priestley
  • Forename: Arthur
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 31
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 22nd, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: "C" Battery, 155th Brigade.
  • Service number: 244290
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: V. A. 18.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/10/1918 11/10/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d/e* 6h

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