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William Robert PRESTON

Regimental number7543
Place of birthNewmarket Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMoonee Ponds, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs A J Preston, 8 Murray Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Enlistment date11 June 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 November 1918
Date of death30 October 1941
Place of burialSpringvale Cemetery

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