Private John William Preston

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  • Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
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  • Date of Birth -
  • Died - 14/05/1918
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Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
PD he was the son of Amos Preston. He had been a gamekeeper before enlisting in the Leicestershire Regiment. He embarked for, and served in France. He was discharged from the service due to illness in April 1918, his death occurring a month later at Market Overton, Rutland.

Leicestershire Project Findings
  • Conflict - World War I
Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
  • Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
  • Cause of death - DIED
  • Burial Commemoration - No Trace
  • Born - Market Overton, Rutland, Rutland
  • Enlisted - 14/3/17
  • Place of Residence - Market Overton, Rutland, England
  • Memorial - SS. PETER & PAUL CHURCH GATES, MARKET OVERTON, RUTLAND

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