Henry Edward Ernest PREECE

PREECE, Henry Edward Ernest

    Service Number: 952
    Enlisted: 2 September 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1889
    Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Lineman
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 May 1915
    Cemetery: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula
    Plot 11, Row L, Grave 8, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall, Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    2 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 952, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
    20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 952, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 952, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Address at the time of enlistment was 47 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW

    Son of Frederick William Preece and Emilie (Amelia) Preece nee Vogler of Ozone Street, Cronulla, NSW. Brother of Hubert Alfred Preece who reeturned to Australia on 2 June 1919 having served with the Army Service Corps.

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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