Private William Russell Preston
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Preston,
William Russell
Date of birth: 1893-11-28
Place of birth: Beulah Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Sarah King )mother) Rossburn, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Address:
Rossburn, Manitoba
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy-En-Gohelle Communal Cemetery, F. 13
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 148769
Highest Rank:
Private
(78th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 78th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 78th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-03-15 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack South of Givenchy. Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 561776
LAC ID:
588972
Service file: B7968-S046
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mrs. Richard King, of Rossburn, Manitoba.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 78th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 78th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-04-06