Charles Henry LESTER

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Service Number:	3506
Enlisted:	21 November 1916, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Waverley, New South Wales, 1893
Home Town:	Arncliffe, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling:	Crown Street Public School
Occupation:	Electroplater
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

21 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3506, Liverpool, New South Wales
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3506, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3506, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
1 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3506, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne

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