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LESTER, John Alexander

Service Number:	224
Enlisted:	21 June 1915, at Keswick
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 1874
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	S.A.R. Employee, Signalman
Died:	24 December 1940, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 1N, Site No: 5
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World War 1 Service

21 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 224, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Keswick
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 224, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 224, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
20 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 224, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW neck, head

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