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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

France, Amiens, 4052 PRESTON, 28 Battalion, 1917

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"Treasured" - World War 1 Photo Portraits - Identified

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Studio portrait of 28 Battalion officers on leave in Amiens, including Lieutenant Raymond Preston

Historical information

4052 Raymond Preston of Subiaco enlisted on 28 July 1915 and embarked as part of 10th Reinforcements, 28 Battalion on HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916. During service in Egypt and France he was successively promoted to Sergeant and Commissioned as a 2/Lieutenant on 22 November1917. Promoted to Lieutenant on 22 March 1918 he was wounded a second time with a severe gunshot wound in the leg. He returned to Australia on 30 June 1918. Subsequently served in WW2.
https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=245451
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=6469067

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cwa-org-32-P1900.1925

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War and Conflict

Year

1917

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