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Private Alexander Preston

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1876-12-27
Place of birth: Edinburgh Scotland
Next of kin: Susan Kate Preston, wife. 45 Perth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: 45 Perth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1920-11-04
Buried: Prospect Cemetery, 919

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 766913
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army). 1916-11-24 to 1917-06-30
  2. Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-10 to 1916-11-24
Degree of service: Great Britain
Survived war: yes

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 426212
LAC ID: 586715
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7965-S025
Uploader's Notes:

Son of James Preston and Mary Ann Preston (nee Struthers); older brother of George Struthers Preston (Service No. 451461); husband of Susannah Kate 'Susan' Preston (nee Woodward) married September 4, 1914; father of Alexander and Kate Preston

Died of tuberculosis attributed to his service

Uploader's Research notes:

Death Card found here

123rd Battalion Nominal Roll

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion D Company Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre Discharged ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-11-07