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William PRESTON

Regimental number6095
Place of birthMoree, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address128 Walker Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinSister, Mrs G Firm, 4 Center Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Enlistment date9 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death19 February 1933
Age at death50
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 6318), Sydney, New South Wales

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