We remember William Lester

We remember William Lester

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Timeline

Timeline

1889
birth Rawtenstall, Lancs United Kingdom Source:9239153 Source:9292893 1889
1917
service British Army Acting Lance Corporal 31777 The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 10th Battalion Source:9001923 11th April 1917
enlistment Preston United Kingdom Source:9292893
marriage Ellen Lester Source:9239153
location 121, Bacup Rd., Rawtenstall United Kingdom parents address Source:9239153
1917
death Killed in Action Source:9001923 Source:9292893 11th April 1917

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Lester
Source 9001923
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
121, Bacup Rd., Rawtenstall United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 31777 The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 10th Battalion Acting Lance Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sarah Jane mother
John William Lester father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ellen Lester wife

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Ian105013
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Ian105013

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Multimedia

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Rawtenstall Cemetery - Municipal War Memorial Ian105013
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment cap badge Ian105013
BWM and Victory Medal Ian105013

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We remember William Lester