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Military service
Service number:
148769
Age:
24
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
78th Bn.
Birth:
November 28, 1893
Death:
April 9, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
F. 13
Additional information
Son of Mrs. Richard King, of Rossburn, Manitoba.
Digital gallery of Private William Russell Preston
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Commemorative headstone
Commemorative headstone in Beulah Cemetery, Beulah, Manitoba. -
Inscription on Gravemarker
Commemorative headstone in Beulah Cemetery, Beulah, Manitoba. -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge, walking distance from the Canadian Memorial. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer / J. Stephens) -
Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery
The Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery, located on Vimy Ridge. The cemetery is in a wooded area, walking distance from the Canadian Memorial. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Private William Russell Preston
Digital gallery of
Private William Russell Preston
Digital gallery of
Private William Russell Preston
Digital gallery of
Private William Russell Preston
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 311 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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