| Regimental number | 13982 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Invercargill |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carter |
| Address | Crinan Street, Invergargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 42 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, H D Preston, Tay Street, Invercargill |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Invalided back to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Enlisted with rank of private and posted to D Company, 14th Reinforcements, Trentham Camp, Upper Hutt, 8 March 1916. Proceeded overseas from Wellington on board HMNZT 'Maunganui', 26 June 1916. Wounded in action, 9 June 1917; admitted to 77th Field Ambulance and transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 10 June 1917 (gun shot wound left forearm); admitted to No. 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 13 June 1917. Evacuated to England on board HMHS 'St Patrick' and admitted to No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 16 June 1917. Transferred to New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 1 August 1917. Classified unfit by Medical Board due to the amputation of the fourth and fifth fingers on his right hand as a child and placed on New Zealand Roll, Hornchurch, 10 September 1917. Transferred to New Zealand Discharge Depot, Torquay, 11 September 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMNZT 'Tainui', 2 November 1917. Disembarked Wellington, 4 January 1918. Discharged no longer physically fit for war service due to pre-enlistment disability, 31 January 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 83 |
| Place of burial | Invercargill |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 15 |