Phillip Joseph LESTER

LESTER, Phillip Joseph

Service Number: 10373
Enlisted: 23 May 1940
Last Rank: Pilot Officer
Last Unit: No. 82 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 May 1940
Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Flying Accident, Japan, 19 March 1947, aged 6 years
Cemetery: Yokohama War Cemetery
Yokohama War Cemetery, Yokohama, Kanto, Japan
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Victorian Jewish War Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Pilot Officer, 10373
23 May 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force
23 May 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 10373, No. 82 Squadron (RAAF)
8 Aug 1945: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 10373, No. 82 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Pilot Officer Phillip Joseph Lester [aka Phillip Joseph Levy] 10373 of 82 Squadron was killed when Mustang P51D A68-785 disintegrated in mid-air near Bofu, Japan