Regimental number | 1065 |
Place of birth | Bendigo Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Glenalbyn, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Rachael Preston, Glenalbyn, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of fate given on Nominal Roll as 25-26 April 1915. |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Artillery Road Plot 16), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of John PRESTON; husband of R.C. PRESTON, Glen Albyn, Victoria. Native of Adelaide, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |