Lance Corporal 131 William Albert Preston

Lance Corporal 131 William A Preston, 14^th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Killed in action in the Battle of the Somme 23 Jul 1916 on aged 22

• Named on the Thiepval Memorial
• Awarded: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of Albert and Jane Anne Preston
• NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill,

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC page for L/Cpl Preston
• Thiepval Memorial
• NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Census and Family Information

• A wood and metal engraver
• Lived at 17 Coventry Road, Coleshill [1911 census]
• Born 1893 in Coventry
• Enlisted in Birmingham in 1914