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William Ralph PRESTON

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:57:23+00:00
Date of birth30 March 1917
Date of death04 September 1942
Mothers nameFlorence Amelia Emmeline (née Dawson)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers place of birthNew Zealand
Fathers nameWilliam Preston
Fathers place of birthAustralia
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Cause of deathDied of wounds
Buried whereEl Alamein War Cemetery. XXXII. E. 14
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Last known residenceColey St, Foxton
Awards1939-45 Star, Africa Star, War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal
Place of birthTaihape, New Zealand
OccupationPoultry Farmer
Place of deathWestern Desert
Theatres of warMiddle East
SurnamePRESTON
War memorialFoxton
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesWilliam Ralph
SchoolSt Mary's Foxton
WarsWW 11
Service number44039
Date enlisted16 April 1941
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service18th Bn NZ Infantry
User reference1.30

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Mother lived: Queen St, Upper Hutt then Stanley St, Eketahuna

Father lived: Coley St, Foxton.

NOK: Mrs F Preston, Queen St, Lower Hutt

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