Lieutenant John Richard Priestley The Rifle Brigade

Rank

Lieutenant

Name & Decorations 

John Richard Priestley

Service

British Army

Unit

8th Bn The Rifle Brigade (@nd Bn The London Rifle Brigade)

Attached To

11th Armoured Division 

Operation

Op GOODWOOD (possibly Op BLUECOAT) 

Date of Death

Died 6th August of wounds sustained 5th August 1944 

Place of Death

Le Bas Perrier, France. 

Circumstances

Killed in Action

Age

20

Buried or Commemorated at

Bayeux War Cemetery

Grave or Memorial Number

Section III: Row B: Grave 15.

 

 

Lt John Priestley was Platoon Commander of 9 Platoon, G Company 8th Bn RIfle Brigade. 9th RIfle Brigade were motorised infantry (probably conveyed in Bren Gun Carriers) supporting the 23rd Hussars. 

 

He was wounded in action during fierce fighting on 5th August and succumbed to his wounds the following day.