hi
If he was in the Army he may not have come back to England I found two birth for Preedy the second child was born in China, what makes me think he belongs to Anthonys he names the child Gardner C. Preedy could it be Gardiner in memory of is first wife, the first child is Theresa could be named after her mother
Name: PREEDY, Theresa M N
Mother's name: Not available before 1966
Station : Heliopolis
Country: Egypt
Year: 1946
Page: 357
Record source: GRO Army Birth Indices (1881 to 1965)
Name: PREEDY, Gardner C
Mother's name: Not available before 1966
Consulate : Shanghai
Country: China
Year: 1946-1950 (dose not give the year)
Volume : 42
Page: 301
Record source: GRO Consular Birth Indices (1849 to 1965)
You could buy these certificates if you wanted proof that they are your family
Shelagh