10.5287/BODLEIANJ15I.2
First World War Poetry Digital Archive, University Of Oxford
University Of Oxford
First World War Poetry Digital Archive
War Badge Certificate to Edward Lester
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
2011
Dataset
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2011-12-04 21:17:14.286360
2011-12-04 21:17:14.957297
2011
gwa-6371
Leaf
These items relate to Edward Lester (1898-1967) who was a prisoner of war. His injuries were slight but kept him out of the Second World War.
Editor's Comment:
Certificate for award of War Badge to Edward Lester (given to those invalided out of the army through sickness or being wounded).
Private 5263 Edward William Lester, 16th Lancers, was taken prisoner having been wounded by Machine Gun fire.