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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, Subiaco Jolimont Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll, 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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