Basic Details
Surname
Preston
Forenames
William R
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
William Robert
Served or died
Died
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 62 St Paul's Road.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
R.M.L.I.
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
HMS Princess Irene
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Sheerness
Country of burial
Not stated
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1915
Month of death
May
Day of death
26
Manner of death as stated
Killed by an explosion on HMS Princess Irene in Sheerness Harbour
Manner of death reference
Other