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PRESTON, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2871, N298194 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (NSW) |
| Born: | St Albans, New South Wales, 6 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Ulmarra, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 27 July 1969, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ulmarra Cemetery, NSW Marked burial plot in Ulmarra C of E section |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2871, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2871, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2871, 9th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Jul 1918: | Wounded "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front" | |
| 2 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2871, 9th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N298194, Volunteer Defence Corps (NSW), Lismore, New South Wales | |
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| 24 Mar 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N298194, Volunteer Defence Corps (NSW) |
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Harold Preston service no. 2871
Born Harold Preston to Hannah Preston and Alfred Bowman at St Albans NSW. Actual location is Melon Creek at the home of Hannah Prestons father and mother George and Mary Preston.
Information given about parentage at enlistment, marriage and even death certificate (NSW BDM) have the grandparents George and Mary given as parents which is totally incorrect. Harold didn't know of his actual parents until enlistment but throughout his life he never acknowleged his mother as anything but a "big sister".
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