stevenbecker Posted 23 August , 2006 Share Posted 23 August , 2006 Mates, Are you aware of any details on this RNAS officer, Hubert Walter Lester He had served with the 10th ALHR on Gallipoli untill shot in the chest at the battle of Hill 60 and sent to hosp in the UK and disch in March 1916 in the UK with the bullet still near his heart. There is a note in his service records about later serving with the RNAS as Flt Sub Lt but no other details? He came from Perth WA with his NOK living in Southwell UK. Can you help with some details on his service in the RNAS Cheers S.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Smith Posted 5 October , 2006 Share Posted 5 October , 2006 Mates, Are you aware of any details on this RNAS officer, Hubert Walter Lester He had served with the 10th ALHR on Gallipoli untill shot in the chest at the battle of Hill 60 and sent to hosp in the UK and disch in March 1916 in the UK with the bullet still near his heart. There is a note in his service records about later serving with the RNAS as Flt Sub Lt but no other details? He came from Perth WA with his NOK living in Southwell UK. Can you help with some details on his service in the RNAS Cheers S.B G'day Steve, Sorry mate, I have just seen this thread. I have him listed as one of my Aussie RNAS blokes but I only have his Light Horse history. I am hopefully seeing Mark Lax in the next week or so, and hemay know of his service. I will let you know what I dig up. To all sorry I haven't responded to any emails,I had a catastrophic hard drive failure, and my ISP timed outmany emails, so if you have sent me anything in the last 8 weeks or so please resend it as I probably did not get it. Regards, Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted 5 October , 2006 Share Posted 5 October , 2006 To all sorry I haven't responded to any emails,I had a catastrophic hard drive failure Andrew mate, you know better than that! A 250G USB external drive for back ups is only about 50 to 60 GBP now! There is also software available that will recover most of the data off a crashed drive (as long as the drive still spins of course) - pm me if you want details. I'll see what I have on Lester later this morning. mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted 5 October , 2006 Share Posted 5 October , 2006 Right, checked from January 1917 to March 31st 1918 (which seems reasonable if he was seriously wounded in 1915/16. There is a GW Lester, but no HW Lester I'm afraid. I suppose he could have been with the RNAS between his discharge from hospital until the end of 1916 but I have limited resources for checking that at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Smith Posted 5 October , 2006 Share Posted 5 October , 2006 Andrew mate, you know better than that! A 250G USB external drive for back ups is only about 50 to 60 GBP now! There is also software available that will recover most of the data off a crashed drive (as long as the drive still spins of course) - pm me if you want details. I'll see what I have on Lester later this morning. mike Mike, I was smarter this time, I had everything backed up except for my emails so if you could email me so I have your address. I have tracked down a photo of Holyman by the way,did you ever find one?? Thanks for looking up the info on Lester, I am starting to wonder if he was RNVR. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted 5 October , 2006 Share Posted 5 October , 2006 Andrew, yes please to the shot of Holyman, I did finally get hold of a copy whilst he was with No.3 Wing at Luxeiul. It's a poor shot but I was forced to use it in the Naval 6 Book which has been available since August. Manicafan will know if Lester was RNVR. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 5 October , 2006 Share Posted 5 October , 2006 Andrew, yes please to the shot of Holyman, I did finally get hold of a copy whilst he was with No.3 Wing at Luxeiul. It's a poor shot but I was forced to use it in the Naval 6 Book which has been available since August. Manicafan will know if Lester was RNVR. Mike Hi Hubert Walter Lester, Appointed Probationary Fligt Officer 5th November 1917 At Roehampton February 1918 Commission terminated12th March 1918 However I have a further snippet as placed on the unemployed list 05Jun1921 I can't explain that Regards Duncan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenbecker Posted 6 October , 2006 Author Share Posted 6 October , 2006 Mates, Thanks for the details, I would think considering his wounding and discharge with a bullet still near his heart that his jobs may have been more on the admin side then flying? Cheers S.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 6 October , 2006 Share Posted 6 October , 2006 Roehampton was the main Kite Balloon base, more sedate than flying, but still demanding. There are lists of allocations for Kite balloon officers, search the forum for some references I've listed earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenbecker Posted 6 October , 2006 Author Share Posted 6 October , 2006 Thanks Mate, Did the RNAS have a Kite balloon unit? Cheers S.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now