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German document relating to Edward Lester's wound

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SubjectLester, Edward William
TitleGerman document relating to Edward Lester's wound
NotesThese 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.
Item Date1914 - 1918
Creation placeUnknown
File typeImage
Item sourceLeaf
Item mediumCard
ContentOfficial document
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_5425_Feldpost.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameFrances Parkes
Contributed on the behalf ofSusan Bradbury
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/6370