PADMAN, Lester Osborne

PADMAN,  Lester Osborne

Full Name: Lester Osborne

PADMAN

Date of Birth: 08

1887

Place of birth: Maylands SA

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Thomson's Brook Donnybrook WA

Next of Kin: Father- John Waterhouse PADMAN, Mother- Elizabeth Todd PADMAN

Next of Kin Address: Thomson's Brook Donnybrook WA

Religion: Methodist

Service Number: 3309

Rank: Driver

Unit/Division: 35th Company Australian Army Services Corps

Enlistment Date: 1916-08-21

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1917-05-19

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1917-06-19

Locations Served:

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Died of Wounds

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Shellal Palestine

Age at Death: 30

Burial Location: Beersheba War Cemetery Palestine – Row Q, Grave No. 59.

PREVIOUS SERVICE – 5 Years 25th Light Horse
4/08/1916- Completed Application for Enlistment & Preliminary Medical Examination Midland Junction WA
21/08/1916- To 81 Depot and Completed Medical Examination Blackboy Hill WA as Private
29/08/1916- Admitted Clearing Hospital Blackboy Hill ( Influenza )
9/09/1916- Discharged from Hospital & Returned to Duty
14/09/1916- Allotted 7th Reinforcements 48th Battalion Blackboy Hill
20/09/1916- To 6th Depot Squadron as Trooper
1/03/1917- To 27th Reinforcements 10th Light Horse Regiment Claremont WA as Trooper
19/05/1917- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Port Sydney ” bound for Egypt
19/06/1917- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia
20/06/1917- Admitted Isolation Camp Moascar Egypt
28/07/1917- To Divisional Train Training Depot Moascar
20/08/1917- To Headquarters 35th Company Australian Mounted Divisional Train as Driver Egypt
14/10/1917- Admitted 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance Shellal Palestine ( Internal Injuries- Ruptured Intestines )
15/10/1917- Died of Injuries Shellal Palestine  at 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance( Accidentally Kicked by Mule )
24/10/1917- Court of Enquiry found soldier to have been accidentally Killed whilst on Duty.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 57309

Victory Medal – No. 56348

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 333432.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Donnybrook War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 181.