Will O'Brien Posted 25 November , 2004 Share Posted 25 November , 2004 As per CWGC Name: PRESTON Initials: W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Serjeant Regiment: Scots Guards Unit Text: 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 25/11/1917 Service No: 4970 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: I. H. 8. Cemetery: ANNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 25 November , 2004 Author Share Posted 25 November , 2004 & the cemetery info Cemetery: ANNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY Country: France Locality: Nord Location Information: Anneux is a village in the Department of the Nord, a little to the south of the main road from Cambrai to Bapaume. The Cemetery is 200 metres from the junction of the N30 and D15 Historical Information: Anneux, Havrincourt and Graincourt were captured by the 62nd (West Riding) Division on 20 and 21 November 1917. Anneux remained in Allied hands until the following 6 December. It was recaptured on 27 September 1918, by the 57th (West Lancashire) and 63rd (Royal Naval) Divisions, acting with the 52nd (Lowland) and the 1st and 4th Canadian Divisions. These six divisions, with the New Zealand Division (which carried on the advance in October 1918), are most largely represented in the cemetery. The original cemetery was made by the 57th Division Burial Officer and by various units in October 1918. At the Armistice it contained 131 graves but was then greatly increased when graves were brought in from the surrounding battlefields and small cemeteries in the area. Anneux British Cemetery now contains 1,013 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 459 of the burials are unidentified but special memorials commemorate seven casualties believed to be buried among them. The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. No. of Identified Casualties: 554 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 25 November , 2004 Author Share Posted 25 November , 2004 William Preston's online MIC index entry can be seen here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 25 November , 2004 Share Posted 25 November , 2004 Born just down the road from here. PRESTON Firstname William Service number 4970 Date of death 25/11/1917 Decoration Place of birth Mid Calder Midlothian Other SNWM roll SCOTS GUARDS Rank Sgt Theatre of death F. & F. He is not on the Mid Calder Memorial. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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