WW1 Casualty: Private 120256 Albert John Preston - Private 120256 Albert John Preston
(c) Prescot Reporter
| Unit/Regiment |
(Infantry), 2nd Bn, Machine Gun Corps |
| Date of Death |
07/03/1918 |
Age at Death |
27 |
| Burial/Memorial |
Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension |
| Census Details |
1901 Census -
Living at 52, Beaconsfield Street, Prescot, were Leopold Preston, a 33 year old Watch Pinion Maker, his wife Sarah Ann, 36, and sons Albert John, aged 10, and Arthur, aged 5 |
| Birth/Marriage/Death Registrations |
Birth Registered Q3/1890, Prescot, 8b, 691
Marriage to Kate Jones registered Prescot, Q1/1914, Volume 8b, Page 905
Children Rosanna (Q2/1914) and Doris (q1/1916), both born in Prescot |
| SDGW - Where Born |
Prescot, Lancs |
| Enlisted |
Prescot |
| Resided |
Whiston |
| Research Ref. No. |
P230 |
Service DetailsThe Parish Magazine of 25th March 1918 added 6 names to the existing 100 who had already fallen, including 'Pte. Albert John Preston, 27. Machine Gun Corps. Killed in Action, 6th March 1918, 42 Mines Avenue, leaves a widow and 2 children'.
Private Preston's Medal Index Card
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