We remember William Owen Ernest Lester

We remember William Owen Ernest Lester

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Timeline

Timeline

1896
birth United Kingdom Source:7530318 1896
education Cathedral School Worcester United Kingdom Source:7530318
employment Unknown Eastern Telegraph Coy Source:7530318
service British Army Pioneer 77491 Royal Engineers Source:2638615
service British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 4th Bn. attd. 8th Bn. Source:7530318
location 72, Duke St., Manchester Square, London United Kingdom parents address Source:7530318
1918
death Source:7530318 4th April 1918
burial Pozieres Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Panel 44 and 45. Source:7530318

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Owen Ernest
Initials WOE
Last Name Lester
Source 2638615
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
72, Duke St., Manchester Square, London United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 77491 Royal Engineers Pioneer
British Army East Surrey Regiment 4th Bn. attd. 8th Bn. Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Louisa Maud Lester mother
Joseph William Lester father

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Vincent96527
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Vincent96527

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Multimedia

TitleConnected byMore information
Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France 1 Vincent96527
Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France 2 Vincent96527
Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France 3 Vincent96527
East Surrey Regiment Cap Badge Vincent96527

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