Trooper Frederick Lester (7949566) died accidentally on 30/31 July 1945 in The Hague, The Netherlands. He was serving with the 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), RAC. In my efforts to find out more about the circumstances of his death, I found out that the unit was in North Germany at the time and the war diary makes no mention of Lester's death. Being so far away from his unit, I assume he must have been at leave at the time. If so, how do I find out what happened to him?
UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 Name: Frederick Lester Given Initials: F Rank: Trooper Death Date: Jul 1945 Number: 7949566 Birth Place: Derbyshire Residence: Derbyshire Branch at Enlistment: Royal Armoured Corps Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45 Regiment at Death: County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) RAC Branch at Death: Royal Armoured Corps TD
Thanks for this TD. The CWGC has no additional information on him, so his birthplace is a new bit of information.
Trooper Frederick Lester 7949566 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) R.A.C. 5th November 1909 Long Eaton, Derbyshire - 30-31st July 1945 Age 35 Married Bertha I Butcher 2Q 1936 Shardlow, Derbyshire Employed as a labourer in a silk factory residing at 8 Denacre Avenue, Long Eaton, Derbyshire in 1939.
