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.
Preston, Willie Holmes –
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: King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- 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