George Lester Jr (1884 - 1917)

Born 1884 in City of London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Eleanor May (Weston) Lester — married 23 Aug 1913 in The Residence of Buckley Weston, Tempe, New South Wales, Australia

Died 3 May 1917 at about age 33 in Bullecourt, Pas-de-Calais, France

Biography

George Lester Jr was born in Middlesex, England.

George Lester Jr is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Private George Lester Jr served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 10 May 1916
Unit(s): 18th Infantry Battalion
Service ended: 03 May 1917

Private George Lester Jr was Killed in Action 3 May 1917 during World War I.

George Lester Jr was born in 1884 in City of London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. He was the son of George Lester and Mary Munn. ^[1]

In 1901, George was living with his parents and two siblings and brother-in-law, in Islington, Middlesex. He was 16-years-old and employed as a barman. ^[2]

He married Eleanor May (Weston) Lester on 23 Aug 1913 in The Residence of Buckley Weston, Tempe, New South Wales, Australia. ^[3]

George LESTER served in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in World War 1. His enlistment date was 10 May 1916. His address when he enlisted was West Street, Brookvale Manly, New South Wales. His occupation when he enlisted was Painter. His unit was: 18th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement. His rank was Private. Killed in Action 3 May 1917 ^[4]

Private George Lester was Killed In Action in Bullecourt, Pas-de-Calais, France on 3 May 1917 and was buried in the Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial, Fouilloy, Somme. ^[5] George was remembered at Villers-Bretonneux Memorial in France. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 27 July 2020), database entry for Lester, George (Mother's maiden surname: Munn), GRO Reference: 1884 J Quarter in Poplar, Volume 01C Page 676.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X98X-5X8 : 20 May 2019), George Lester in household of George Lester, Islington, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Lower Holloway subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ MARRIAGE: NSW BDM # 9537.
4. ↑ World War 1 Service: Veteran Details for George LESTER for Service with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Regimental Number: 5819; Rank: Private; Unit: 18th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement; Enlistment Date: 10 May 1916; Killed in Action 3 May 1917 Link to UNSW AIF Project Record: accessed 08 Jan 2023
5. ↑ FindAGrave, database and images, memorial page for Private George Lester; Died: 3 May 1917; Cemetery: Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial, Fouilloy, Somme; Find A Grave: Memorial #16185082; maintained by: Digger; created by: International Wargraves Photography Project; accessed: 08 Jan 2023
6. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission (https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1455715/GEORGE%20LESTER/) accessed 27 July 2020. Entry for Lester, George. Service #5819. Rank: Private. Date of Death: 3 May 1917, Bullecourte, France.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Michael Weston for creating WikiTree profile Lester-883 through the import of Weston Family History.GED on Jun 26, 2013.