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Private G PRESTON

Service Number: 260010
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

1st/5th Bn. posted to 6th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 15 May 1917

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, FICHEUX

I. G. 12.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of George William Preston; husband of Emily Preston, of 11, Redcote Lane, Armley, Leeds.
  • Personal Inscription SWEET MEMORIES LIVE FOR EVER
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Buried or commemorated at

BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, FICHEUX
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 2036
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