WORLD WAR I

Bingham War Memorial

71136	Sapper John Thomas Lester	Royal Engineers, 27th Motor Airline Sec.	born 1882
Service records	Enlisted 19/6/1915 Occupation: Line telegraphist. 5’ 6¼”; 151 lbs; girth 37” (2” expansion); good physical development. Record of Anti Typhoid inoculation 22/7/15 and 9/8/25 given at Fenny Stratford. Pensioner’s Record Card: Date of examination: April 22 1917 Gunshot wound to head. Report: “Complains of pain in head. There is a small GSW scar 1” above left ear ¾” long, well healed, non-adherent, with slight depression to table of skull. No aural discharge now. Slight deafness left….”		Airline sections were units of the R.E. Signal Service that erected signal cable on poles as opposed to Cable Sections who ground laid or buried cable. We have not been able to trace the 27th Motor airline section.
Medal card	Date of entry to France 9/10/15 Awarded Victory, British and 15 Star medals.
Roll of Honour AVL	RoH: wounded on the Western Front AVL address: 8 Long Acre Row; 27th Motor Airline Sec.

	Sapper John Thomas Lester
1882	Born Colwick, Notts
1891 Census	Living in North West Terrace, Carlton, Notts with: Father: George, b. 1855 Potton, Beds Mother: Eleanor, b. 1858 Graffham St Neots Siblings: George W, b. 1883 Netherfield Gertrude A, b. 1889 Netherfield	Railway Guard
1901 Census	Not listed in any genealogy site
Census 1911	Living in Long Acre Row, Bingham with: Widowed mother: Eleanor Ann, b.1858 Graffham St Neots Brother: George, b 1880 Sandy, Beds	Labourer Charwoman Farm Labourer	Brother George served in WW1. Click on name to learn more.
1918 AVL	8 Long Acre Row, Bingham; he lived there with his mother until at least 1931 (electoral registers).
1939 FREEBMD	John T married Mary A Tucker in Bingham Mar qtr.
1939 Register	Braemar, Nolton Road, Basford John Thomas Lester, b. 22 Sep 1882, married Mary Ann Lester, b. 24 Feb 1883, married Olive Florence Tucker, b 1 Dec 1910, single	Post office wireman, Telecommunication Linesman, Engineering dept. Unpaid domestic duties Flour manufacturer Shorthand typist
1973 FREEBMD	John Thomas Lester died in Bingham Mar qtr. (DOB given as 18/9/1882)