Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi | VI. G. 26. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.133 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 35B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of George B. and Mrs. Louise Millistone Reeves Rooks, of Estevan, Saskatchewan.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Royal Canadian Regiment |
| Action : The Arras Offensive and associated actions |
9 April - 16 June 1917. The Arras Offensive consisted of a series of linked attacks starting with the Anglo Canadian assault on the dominant Vimy Ridge feature through the battles in the Scarpe River valley and up to the assaults on the Hindenburg line in the summer of 1917.
Detail :
Killed in action whilst serving with the Royal Canadian Regiment in an attack to the West of Vimy.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Jersey No. 2163 E.C. | Middlesex |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
6th March 1916 | 1st May 1916 | 7th June 1916 |
Lester was already serving as a Lieutenant when he was initiated at Southall in 1916 into Jersey Lodge No. 2163. He is recorded in the contribution ledger to have been "Killed in Action."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley
Last Updated: 2019-10-28 12:43:59