Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Kenneth Simpson Lester

In memory of:

Trooper Kenneth Simpson Lester

September 5, 1945
Barrie, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

B/87242

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

Additional Information

Born:

May 10, 1925

Son of William C. Lester and Pearl Lester, of Collingwood, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 534 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

COLLINGWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Lot 2. Block H.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Grave marker– Trooper Kenneth S. Lester's grave marker in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 8029 Poplar Sideroad, Collingwood, Ontario. A personal message at the bottom of the stone reads, "UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE." (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2015.)

    Details

    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Trooper Kenneth S. Lester's grave marker in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 8029 Poplar Sideroad, Collingwood, Ontario. A personal message at the bottom of the stone reads, "UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE." (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2015.)

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: