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56075: German document relating to Edward Lester's wound

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posted on 2024-02-23, 22:50 authored by Great War Archive Project Team

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:
Card giving details of Pte. Lester's wound, in German and English: 'Part of the right side of the breast [?] (machine gun)'.

Private 5263 Edward William Lester, 16th Lancers, was taken prisoner having been wounded by Machine Gun fire.

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6379.jpg| GWA_5425_Feldpost.jpg|

Subject

Lester, Edward William

Date

1914 - 1918

Date Created

01/08/1914

Temporal Coverage

31/12/1918

Source

Leaf

Medium

Card

Type

Official document

Contributor

Richard Marshall | Frances Parkes | Susan Bradbury

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford

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Great War Archive World War One Official documents

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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