PRIEST, George

George Priest was the son of Richard and Emily Priest of 10 Birmingham Street. Stourbridge, and in 1914 was married and living at 10 Angel Street. He had been employed by the Great Western Railway. He enlisted in 1914 in the Royal Engineers and served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front where he was gassed. He was demobilised in February 1919 and returned to his home to find his 13 year old daughter dead in the house. His death occurred on the 8th April as he was about to return to his pre-war job with the GWR and was 'attributed to war's hardships'. Sapper Priest was 36 years of age and is buried in Stourbridge Cemetery (Q 51) and commemorated on the Stourbridge and Methodist church Memorials.