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T W Preece, who served in World War One, was the son of George and Ada Preece, 49 Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North. He enlisted in the Otago Infantry Battalion and rose to be Lance Corporal. He died 7 August 1915 at Chunuk Bair, Turkey, at 29 years of age. His name appears on the War Memorial in The Square, Palmerston North.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2009N_A65_WAR_2214
Title
Private T W Preece
Relation
Public Photograph Collection A 65
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

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Place
Palmerston North
Date
circa 1914

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

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