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Military service
Service number:
L/27591
Age:
26
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Regina Rifle Regiment
Division:
1ST Bn.
Death:
April 30, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. E. 9.
Additional information
Son of John Roy and Maude Preston, of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan; husband of Ruth Favilla Preston, of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. Brother of Trooper Lee Irwin Preston, 1st Hussars, killed in action on 11 June 1944.
The Province of Saskatchewan honoured Sergeant Preston by naming Preston lake in his honour. His brother, Trooper Lee Irwin Preston will also be commemorated by the Province.
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 555 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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