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LESTER, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5819 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Poplar, Middlesex, England, 5 May 1884 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5819, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5819, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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