PRESTON, Frederick Henry, Private, 16th Battalion

Rank: Private

Regimental Number: 2691

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria

Address: 82 King Street(WW1: 158), East Fremantle, Western Australia

Next of Kin: Father, Fred Preston

Enlistment Date: 21 June 1915

Unit Name: 16th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement

Age embarkation: 21

Marital Status: Single

Occupation: Labourer

Date of Death: 20 December 1917

Place of Burial: Mount Olivet Methodist Cemetery

White Oak, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA

Links: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125206364/henry-preston


History

1917 Mr. and Mrs. F. Preston, of 158 King-street, East Fremantle, have received word that their son, Private F. H. Preston (Mick) is in the Bethnal Green Hospital, suffering from gunshot wounds in the legs. Private Preston saw service at Gallipoli. (reference)

RESIDENTS

1912 - 1932: Preston, Frederick

1933 - 1944: Preston, Miss F.