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William Ronald Lester

In memory of:

Private William Ronald Lester

August 4, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

A/109I8

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.)

Division:

P.P.C.L.I

Additional Information

Son of Charlotte .M. N. Lester, of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Charles Lester.

Commemorated on Page 24 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HOUPLINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

I. C. 35.

Location:

Houplines is 2 kilometres east of the centre of Armentieres. The Communal Cemetery Extension is on the north-west side of the HOUPLINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Press Clipping– From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.

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    Press Clipping – From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.

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