Lance Corporal

Thomas Reginald Preston

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Tom and Edith Preston, of Manutuke, Gisborne, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
32229
Name:
Thomas Reginald Preston
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Thomas Preston (father), P.O. Box 3, Manutuke, via Gisborne, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 August 1918
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 November 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 68
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. H. 17.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Thomas Reginald Preston
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