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Charles Henry LESTER

Regimental number3506
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationElectroplater
Address'Wyone', Terry Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Henry Seymour Lester, 'Wyone', Terry Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
157
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Ivy LESTER, "Wyone", Berry Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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