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223384

2nd Lt. Albert Edward Lester MC

British Army 13th Btn. London Regiment

(d.8th May 1918)

My great uncle 2nd Lt Albert Edward Lester was killed in action near Neuville Vitasse on 8th May 1918 and awarded the military cross. His medal record has him first serving in Egypt from August 1915.




222793

Sjt. Ernest Wyndham Arthur Lester DCM

British Army 468 Field Coy. Royal Engineers

During the attack at the Hohenzollern Redoubt Captain James Selby Gardner was wounded in the neck. Serjeant Ernest Wyndham Arthur Lester took command and went on to rescue several men from 'no-man's land' whilst under constant sniper-fire. For this gallantry he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.




1206513

Pte. Frank Lester VC

British Army 10th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers

from:Irby, Birkenhead

(d.12th October 1918)

Frank Lester was killed in action 12th October 1918 aged 22, he was the son of John and Ellen Lester, of Miller's Hay, Irby, Birkenhead. Born at Huyton, Liverpool

An extract from The London Gazette, No. 31067, dated 13th Dec., 1918, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and self-sacrifice during the clearing of the village of Neuvilly, on 12th October, 1918, when, with a party of about seven men under an officer, he was the first to enter a house from the back door, and shot 2 Germans as they attempted to get out by the front door. A minute later a fall of masonry blocked the door by which the party had entered. The only exit into the street was under fire at point-blank range. The street was also swept by fire of machine guns at close range. Observing that an enemy sniper was causing heavy casualties to a party in a house across the street, Pte. Lester exclaimed, " I'll settle him," and, dashing out into the street, shot the sniper at close quarters, falling mortally wounded at the same instant. This gallant man well knew it was certain death to go into the street, and the party opposite was faced with the alternative of crossing the fire-swept street or staying where it was and being shot one by one. To save their lives he sacrificed his own."




261649

Boy II James John Lester

Royal Navy HMS Diamond

from:St Pancras London

James was my maternal grandmother's brother.

He served on HMS Diamond 25 June 1910 to 31 Aug 1910 as Boy II, aged 17




227749

Pte. Reuben Lester

British Army 2/18th London Irish Battalion London Regiment

(d.22nd Aug 1916)

My father's name was Charles Reuben Lester and after his death I tried to find details of his 2nd World War service. I always wondered why he was given the name Reuben. After much research I discovered that he was named after my Grandfather's brother Reuben Lester who was killed with the 2nd Battalion London Irish Rifles, at a place called Maeton, France on the 22nd August 1916.

The family all came from the World's End, Chelsea and he enlisted at the local recruiting office which was the Duke of York's Barracks, in the Kings Road, Chelsea. They landed at Le Havre, France on 23rd. June 1916. I found it very sad that none of my family knew of this man, no photographs, in fact nothing that even suggested that he even existed. I have since found his grave at the Ecoivres Military Cemetery.

How many other families have forgotten heroes?




207254

Rfm. William Frederick Lesurf

British Army 1st Battalion Rife Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)

from:London

(d.19th Oct 1916)




230244

Pte. John Letch

British Army 2nd Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

from:Birtley, Co Durham

(d.17th July 1915)




1591

CERA. Franck C. Letouze

Royal Naval Reserve HMS Bergamot

(d.13th Aug 1917)




240194

Pte. Joseph Letters

British Army 8th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders

from:Glasgow

(d.8th Feb 1918)

Joseph Letters was born in Glasgow of Irish parents in 1886. Joseph married Catherine Cassidy in Glasgow in 1908. By the time Joseph left for the war in 1915, he and Catherine (Kate) had 4 children, Jane (Jeanie), Joseph, James and Elizabeth (Lizzie). After his death in 1918 Kate never sang again and remained a widow till her death in 1970. Lizzie was the only one of their children to stay in Scotland, Jeanie, Joe and James emigrated to the United States of America.




252878

Pte. Sydney Scott Letts

British Army 16th Battalion Middlesex Regiment

from:Chelsea

(d.9th July 1916)

Sydney Letts was 36 when he died of wounds received on 1st of July 1916 at Beaumont Hamel. He was a stretcher bearer. Although in the Public Schools battalion, he was only a cellar hand in Chesea. After being wounded in the thigh, he was sent to No. 1 Stationary Hospital in Rouen. He had gas gangrene and but was quite aware and able to talk to the orderly about Chelsea life and smoke his pipe, he was given champagne to help with his blood but died at around 0515 on 9th of July. (All this information from correspondence between his widow and a hospital orderly, but may have been edited by the orderly to make things easier for her). He is buried at St Sever Commonwealth War Cemetery, Rouen.




243427

Thomas Letts

British Army Worcestershire Regiment

from:Digbeth, Birmingham

Thomas Letts was my Great Uncle and brother of my Grandfather who also served in The Worcestershire Regiment. He was injured, sent home and re-enlisted on 29th May 1917. Thomas was never really well after returning home and died a few years later.




360

Pte. C. Letzky

Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry




237863

VAD. Levack

Voluntary Aid Detachment No. 32 Stationary Hospital




245538

Rflmn. Louis Xavier LeVaillant

New Zealand Expeditionary Force New Zealand Rifle Brigade

(d.14th December 1918)

Rifleman Louis Le Vaillant served on Western Front in 1917 and 1918. He was 42 when he died and is buried in the Akaroa Anglican Cemetery, Banks Penisula District, New Zealand.




240196

Bertie Leveridge

British Army 1st Btn. Norfolk Regiment

from:Letheringsett, Norfolk

(d.21st Aug 1918)

Bertie Leveridge was the son of William and Emma Leveridge. He was born in 1890 and baptised in Letheringsett on 22nd June 1890. Bertie enlisted in Cromer with the 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment and fought in France and Flanders. He was killed, aged 28 on 21st of August 1918 in France. He is remembered with honour at the Gommecourt British Cemetery No 2 Hebuterne.




248913

L/Cpl. Walter Clare Leverington

British Army 2nd Battalion Welch Regiment

from:28 Balaclava Walter Road, Bermondsey, London

Walter Leverington enlisted 1907 in Cardiff. Between 1910-1911 he was with his regiment in Eygpt. 1914 he sustained a gunshot wound to his left shoulder. He was sent to the 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge.




1205839

Able Sea. Ernest William Leverton

Royal Navy HMS Defence

from:Wadebridge, Cornwall

(d.31st May 1916)

Ernest Leverton served with the Royal Navy during WW1. He was killed in action on the 31st May 1916, aged 31 and is commemorated onthe Plymouth Naval Memorial in Plymouth. He was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Leverton, of St. Austell, Cornwall; Husband of Jessie Beda Leverton, of The Grey House, Wadebridge, Cornwall.




213512

Admiral Arthur Cavenagh Leveson MID

Royal Navy 2nd Battle Squadron

Admiral Sir Arthur Cavenagh Leveson fought in the Battle of Jutland on 31st May 1916




361

Lt. R. M. Leveson

Army 10th Btn. Durham Light Infantry




234023

Pte. Charles Robert Levett

British Army 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers

from:Hailsham, East Sussex

Charles Levett enlisted in territorials in 1912. He was mobilised on the 5th of August 1914 and posted France on the 22nd of August 1914. Wounded sometime in late 1915 or early 1916 by bullet lodged in right shoulder, he was discharged as no longer fit for duty on the 18th of July 1916.




227789

Cpl Joseph Richard Levett

British Army 1/5th Royal Sussex Regiment

from:Hailsham East Sussex

this was my great uncle. He died of wounds after the war. He played football for Hailsham Town and was wounded twice in action. He wrote a letter from the front thanking the town for sending cigarettes to the "Hailsham boys". I did have a newspaper article on A Company (Hailsham) 1/5th Battalion taken at Dover Castle before they went out to France. Joe is in this photo.... I would love to see a copy of the original




232082

Pte William Henry Levey

British Army 17th Btn. Middlesex Regiment

from:Buckland, Portsmouth

(d.1st Oct 1917)

William Levey arrived in France on 13th Feb 1917 and joined 17th Middlesex Btn on 2nd March. He was taken prisoner during the Battle of Oppy Wood France on 28th April 1917. He died as a P.O.W. from Dysentry in No.5 Dysentry Section in the forward or field Regiment, Douai or Denain on 1st October 1917. He was buried in Denain Communal Cemetery.




259074

Capt Keith Maurice Levi MiD

Australian Imperial Forces Army Medical Corps

from:Melbourne Victoria Australia

(d.7th Aug 1915)

Keith Levi served with Army Medical Corps




244489

Pte. Albert Levick

British Army 12th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

from:Sheffield

(d.1st July 1916)




258138

Pte. Charles William Levick

British Army 4th (Hallamshire) Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

from:Sheffield

(d.3rd July 1916)

Charles Levick was born in 1886 and was a furnace man in the steelworks of Sheffield. He enlisted on 7th June 1915. Charles was 29 years 7months old stood 5 foot 9ins weighed 130 pounds. At the time of his enlisting he was living at 29 Blackburn Street in Sheffield. He had a wife named Ethel a son Charles and an daughter Winnie.

Charles was killed in action 3rd of July 1916 and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial. From his Army records Ethel received a pension of 18/6 per week for her and her 2 children.




213433

Lt. Richard William Levinge

British Army South Irish Horse 8th Hussars

from:Westmeath, Ireland




256044

Pte. Andrew William Levins

British Army 6th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers

from:Dublin, Ireland




236812

Pte. A. Levinson

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)

(d.10th Oct 1918)

Private Levinson is buried in the Giessen Jewish Cemetery in Germany.




219538

Pte. William Elijah Levitt

British Army Army Cyclist Corps

from:Hull

My grandfather, Billy Levitt grew up in Hull and enlisted in the British Army on 25th May 1914 making him 18 years of age. He was the youngest of about 10 siblings and was a plumber's apprentice before entering the army. He was transferred to the Army Cyclist Corps toward the end of 1916. Although I never knew him I have gained knowledge about him from his Army papers. He was transferred back to the UK for demobilisation on 25th January 1919.




224026

Charles McKnight Levy

Australian Imperial Force 1st Australian Tunnelling Company

from:Warrnambool, Victoria.







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