William George PRESTON

Regimental number22175
OccupationBlacksmith
Next of kinBrother, S J Preston, Hokitika
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on 21 August 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 18 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialEstaires Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row J, Grave No 11), France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 35