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Record #23447
Name :
: Charles Henry PRESTON (1896 - 1916)
  aka : Private Preston


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 5 Aug 1896

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 6 Jul 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Poperinge
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 May 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Carthaginian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Middlemore Homes

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Charles Henry Preston.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Charles Henry Preston
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1896
Registration District: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 42

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PRESTON
Given Name: Charles
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Carthaginian
Year of Arrival: 1907
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-05-11
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1907-05-24
Party: Middlemore Homes
Destination: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Comments: See also reels T-526 and C-4731
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-502
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 24 Nov 1914 in St. John, New Brunswick. Charles Henry Preston was born 5 Aug 1896 in Birmingham, England. He was a labouer by trade. His Next of Kin was listed as Frank H. Allen of Bay Side Reeds, P.O. Westmoreland County, New Brunswick. 5'6" in height with blue eyes and light brown hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he died of wounds after being hit in the left temple with shrapnel while raiding enemy trenches at Number 3 Casualty Clearing Station. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West Flanders, Belgium. Plot 8, Row C, Grave 4.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12071850 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-18 11:01:00 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-18 11:01:39 /

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  14 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
11653 PASTON, Annie1890ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23447 PRESTON, Charles Henry1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
27511 PRESTON, Charlotte1857 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
16617 PRESTON, Edward1879ENG, KEN, Isle of Thanet May 1890 : Parisian CAN Rev. William J. Pady bcf  
2661 PRESTON, Eliza1894ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13715 PRESTON, Francis James1874ENG, SRY, Southwark Jun 1889 : Toronto CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
3589 PRESTON, Harold1899ENG,     Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
25449 PRESTON, John Charles1913ENG, WAR, Aston Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13717 PRESTON, John Thomas1878ENG, SRY, Southwark Jun 1889 : Toronto CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
17117 PRESTON, Leonard1903ENG,     Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
18069 PRESTON, May1900ENG,     May 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3590 PRESTON, Norman1897ENG, LAN, Gorton Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
21817 PRESTON, Reuben1895ENG,     Aug 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
3591 PRESTON, William1889ENG, LAN, Preston Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore