We remember James Graham Preston

We remember James Graham Preston

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Timeline

Timeline

1884
sibling John Preston Source:9229063 1884
1893
sibling Isabel Chapman Preston Source:9229063 1893
1897
birth Askrigg, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:9235715 22nd October 1897
1900
sibling Frank Baden Preston Source:9229063 1900
1901
location Askrigg United Kingdom parents address Source:9229063 1901
1911
location West End House, Askrigg United Kingdom parents address Source:9229065 1911
1915
education Teacher training City of Leeds Training College Headingley, Leeds United Kingdom Source:9235673 1915 - 1917
enlistment Leeds United Kingdom Source:9229064
service British Army 165297 Royal Field Artillery Source:3588872
service British Army TR/3/1223 Shropshire Light Infantry Source:3588872
service British Army Private 22738 Lancashire Fusiliers 18th Battalion Source:9235715
1917
death Died of wounds On his 20th birthday on Oct 22 1917, the Battalion was pinned down by enemy fire in the Houthulst Forest in the Ypres Salient. Preston’s lung was pierced by a bullet and he died in hospital on Nov 2. Hospital, Pas de Calais France Source:7021931 Source:9235715 2nd November 1917
burial Wimereux Communal Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France VI F 21 Source:7021931

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James Graham
Initials JG
Last Name Preston
Source 7021931
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Askrigg United Kingdom parents address known 1901
West End House, Askrigg United Kingdom parents address known 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 165297 Royal Field Artillery
British Army TR/3/1223 Shropshire Light Infantry
British Army 22738 Lancashire Fusiliers 18th Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret Ann Preston mother
James Preston father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John Preston brother 1884
Isabel Chapman Preston sister 1893
Frank Baden Preston brother 1900

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Jo28365
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jo28365
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Jo28365
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jo28365

External Evidence

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Article on J. Preston at Askrigg church WWI commemoration, from Pip's Patch, In remembrance 9/9/14 Jo28365

Multimedia

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Private James Graham Preston Jo28365
City of Leeds Training College war memorial Jo28365

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