Geoffrey Oswald Preston

History while in the forces

Jun 1916: severely wounded by trench mortar bomb which killed two men standing beside him
Dec 1916: sent to join Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
Surname
Preston
Forename
Geoffrey Oswald
Rating or rank
2nd Lieutenant
Regiment or Other Unit
10th (Service) Battalion Suffolk Regiment
Branch
Lincoln
Date of Birth
04 Feb 1887
Date of birth
1887
Date of Entering Bank's Service
15 Feb 1904
Date of Joining HM Forces
Aug 1914