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Rifleman ALVAH PRESTON

Service Number: 6855010
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Royal Rifle Corps

11th (1st Bn. The Queen's Westminsters) Bn.

Date of Death

Died 11 December 1944

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

PHALERON WAR CEMETERY

17. C. 15.

Greece

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Wilfred and Minnie Preston, of Woodlesford, Yorkshire.
  • Personal Inscription REST IN PEACE
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Buried or commemorated at

PHALERON WAR CEMETERY
Greece
Number of casualties: 2056
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