Corporal 20402 Harry Preston

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/11/1915

Age at death: 19
Date of death: 2nd of July 1916 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension - II. A. 16.

Census details:
1901 - 4 years old Harry is living at 23 Fox Street, St Helens with parents Thomas (38), Mary A (34) and six siblings: James (14), Annie (12), Mary (10), Alice M (7), Joseph (2), Maggie (8 Mths). 1911 - Sees 14 years old 'Bottle Makers Apprentice' Harry living at 212 Central Street, St Helens with remarried father and family. The household consists of Thomas (46), Annie (30) and siblings: Harry (14), Joseph (12), Maggie (10), William (7), Elise (3).

Notes:
Brother-in-law [cas=269]George Burrows[/cas] also fell in The Great War. Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/PrestonH_11thSLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/H_Preston_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Corporal Harry Preston at Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Photograph courtesy of Richard Houghton.)[/caption]