We remember John Preston

We remember John Preston

Timeline

Timeline

1890
birth United Kingdom Source:7465172 1890
1915
enlistment London United Kingdom Source:8811874 1915
1915
service British Army Rifleman 4529 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:7465172 1915 - 15th September 1916
1917
service British Army Rifleman 372093 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:7465172 1st January 1917
marriage Eleanor K Source:7465172
service British Army Private 372093 London Regiment Source:3588744
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8811874
location Hungerford, Berkshire United Kingdom Source:8811874
1916
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:7465172 Source:8811874 15th September 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Pier and Face 9 C and 9 D Source:7465172

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Preston
Source 3588744
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Hungerford, Berkshire United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 372093 London Regiment Private
British Army 372093 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
British Army 4529 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eleanor K wife

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433

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