Edwin Alfred Preston ^16,17

   Cause of his death was Shot by sniper.

  General Notes:

Service details:
Private, 5616259, 2/7th Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

Memorial details:
21 Jan 1944. Cassino Memorial 27, panel 4

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military Service: Private in the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), 2/7th Bn. Service number 5616259, Bef 21 Jan 1944. ¹⁷ This was his status when he was killed in Italy.

Edwin married Ivy M. Saunders Oct to Dec 1933 in Newton Abbot Reg District, Devon.¹⁴ (Ivy M. Saunders was born on 20 Jul 1911 in Newton Abbot Reg District, Devon ¹⁵ and died on 1 May 1986 in America ¹⁶.)