Preston, George –

Son of George and Millicent Preston, of 18, Pembroke Street, Seedley, Salford, Lancashire. Worked for Salford Corporation Museums Department.

Personal details

  • Surname: Preston
  • Forename: George
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Retford, Nottinghamshire
  • Place of residence: Seedley, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 23
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 27th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Sergeant
  • Unit: 7th (Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomanry) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 17641
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: II. D. 149.

Local newspaper entries

  • Salford Advertiser/Salford Reporter entries: 13/05/1916

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