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LESTER, Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 26242 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 4 April 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Subiaco Jolimont Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll, Subiaco St Hugh's Jolimont Cloth Roll of Honour, Subiaco St. Hugh's Jolimont Sanctuary Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 26242, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 26242, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 4 Apr 1917: | Involvement Driver, 26242, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 26242 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-04-04 |
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