| Surname: | Preston |
| Initials: | W H |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Army Number: | 7691457 |
| Notes: | CMP. Serving with 4 Base Pro Coy, CMP, Teheran in 1944. Ahwaz Detachment. Info from Army Record:- Born 30/4/12 at Dewsbury, Yorks, enlisted 15/7/41 at Leeds, married Bessie Ellis, 8/4/39 at Dewsbury, occupation cloth scourer. Served Home 15/7/41 to 17/7/41, W (T) Res, 17/7/41 to 28/8/41, Embodied 29/8/41 to 13/2/42, Middle East 14/2/42 to 11/1/43, Paiforce 12/1/43 to 16/9/44, MEF 17/9/44 to 21/2/46, Home 22/2/46 to 15/9/46, Z (T) Res. 16/9/46 to 9/2/54, A G Res. 10/2/54 to 30/4/57. Served 43 Div Pro Coy 21/11/41, APM Tehran 21/5/42, CMP School 17/9/44, Syria & Lebanon Pro Coy 20/9/44, 155 HQ Pro Coy, 22/2/46, 152 HQ Pro Coy 24/3/46, Class Z (T) Res 16/9/46. 1/4/78 he was awarded the Africa Star, Defence & War Medals. Address:- 95 Moorside Buildings, Low Road, Dewsbury, Yorks. William Henry Preston. |