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Albert Edward PRESTON

Regimental number980
Place of birthElmhurst Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressElmhurst, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rose Ann Preston, Glenlogie, Elmhurst, Victoria
Enlistment date8 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 May 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Date of death24 November 1986

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