Preston, Willie Holmes –

Son of Susannah Preston, of 4, Warwick Mount, Batley, Yorkshire. Formerly the golf professional at the Old Links, Smithills, Bolton, Lancashire. Killed by shrapnel wound to the chest.

Personal details

  • Surname: Preston
  • Forename: Willie Holmes
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Batley, Yorkshire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 29
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 5th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 242069
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: I. G. 21.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 13/03/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d/e* S11*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 20/07/1917

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