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.
Priestley, Arthur –
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: Royal Field Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Corporation Tramways Department 1914-1918 Memorial Plaque
- Bolton Municipal Secondary School
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Philip's (Daubhill) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- 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