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Preston, Percy (2288/231)

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Place of Birth: Fitzroy, VIC

Age: 28 years 4 months

Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 20 July 1915 – Keswick, SA

Service Number: 2288/231            view online service record

Address:
109 Ross Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Next of Kin:
Agnes Lillian Jane Preston (wife)
109 Ross Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Thursday, 18 November 1915
Ship: HMAT Geelong A2
Port: Adelaide, SA
Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion

Fate:
RTA: Friday, 5 April 1918
Discharged: Friday, 6 December 1918

Previously enlisted 7 January 1915 (2288), DNE

1917 ‘PORT SOLDIERS WOUNDED.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 20 October, p. 3. , viewed 12 Oct 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88368109

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