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Joshua Lester

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Joshua Lester

March 2, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

701272

Age:

40

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

19th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 17, 1878

Son of Joshua and Ann Lester, of Stockport, England; husband of Edna Lester, of Fort Garry, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 449 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. E. 46.

Location:

Barlin is a village about 11 kilometres south-west of Bethune on the D188, between the Bethune-Arras and Bethune-St. Pol roads, about 6.5 kilometres south-east of Bruay. The BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION lie to the north of the village on the D171 road to Houchin.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Headstone of Joshua Lester, 701272 at Barlin, France

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    Grave Marker – Headstone of Joshua Lester, 701272 at Barlin, France
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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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