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Vivian PRESTON

Regimental number711
Place of birthNorthwich England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinSister, Miss Frances Rose Preston, White Hills, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date14 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 July 1917
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 34), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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