Norman John McLeod Lester

Trooper

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Mr. and Bessie Lester, of 33, Lincoln St., Ponsonby, Auckland. Served in Egypt, 1915, and at Gallipoli.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Norman was amongst the first casualties of WW1 sent back to NZ. He never landed at Gallipoli, becoming ill with gastritis and diahorrea on board ship. He was returned to Egypt with the horses. It s not clear how he eventually died. We know that he spent a lot of the time in hospital in NZ, still suffering from the same afflictions.

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Casualty

Service Number:

7/361

Name:

Norman John McLeod Lester

Rank:

Trooper

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Mrs Bessie Lester (mother), Barbara Field, Temuka, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

Rakaia, New Zealand

Unit:

NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of Sickness

Date of Death:

29 June 1918

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

2nd Reinforcements

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

14 December 1914

Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15

Vessel:

Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Christchurch (Sydenham) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Block C46. Lot 60.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand