Samuel Henry Lester
Service number
4969624
Military unit
1st Bn Northamptonshire Regiment
Address
38, Bloomsgrove Street, Radford, Nottingham.
Date of birth
Date of death
20 Jan 1945 (32 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
He was employed by Nottingham City Transport.
- Family History
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Family history
Son of Samuel and Elisabeth Lester.
Military history
Myanmar TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY 18. D. 10.
• Location & Operations: The battalion spent the early part of January 1945 operating on the Burma/Assam border and pushing into Burma, including attacks around Budalin on January 7th and 8th, 1945.
• Casualties: Engagement during the period resulted in recorded combat losses, such as action around January 8th (reporting three fatalities and six wounded) and individual casualties like Private Gerald Arthur George Treharne and Lance Corporal Samuel Henry Lester who died on January 20, 1945
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Samuel Henry Lester
Nottingham Evening Post 14/2/1945