John Samuel PRESTON

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PRESTON, John Samuel

Service Number:	2750
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dalkeith, Scotland, 1875
Home Town:	Emerald, Central Highlands, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	3 June 1949, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
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World War 1 Service

27 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2750, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2750, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

PRESTON.— The Relatives & Friends of Mrs. S. J. Preston & Family, of 31 Roberts St., Spring Hill, and formerly of Blair Athol & Beerburrum, are invited to attend the Funeral of her beloved Husband & their Father, Mr. John Samuel Preston (late Boer War Veteran & 47th Batt., 1st A.I.F.), to leave the Funeral Parlour, 45 Adelaide St., City, on Monday Morning, after Service, commencing at 10.45 o'clock, for the Crematorium, Mt. Thompson. CANNON & CRIPPS, LTD., Funeral Directors.

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