The Story of Lester Coltman

Before you is the book "The Story of Lester Coltman," written by the non-professional medium Miss Lilian Walbrook and dictated by her nephew, the late Lester Coltman, a lieutenant of the Coldstream Guards, who went missing at Cambrai on November... 27, 1917, at the age of 22. Who was Lester Coltman? "Lester Coltman, the officer about whom we are telling here, seems to have been an extraordinary personality, making an impression on all who knew him. He grew up in South Africa, initially attended school in Johannesburg, and then Agricultural College in Potchefstroom. There he received a scholarship, which allowed him to begin studies at Emmanuel College in Cambridge. While he was there, the war began. He enlisted and, after several intermediate stages, ended up in the machine gun company of the 2nd Guards Brigade. Together with his battalion, he participated in the desperate battle of Cambrai in December 1917 and met a glorious death there at the age of 22. Nature generously endowed him: he had a magnificent physique, he possessed outstanding intelligence and spiritual intuition – qualities that are indeed rare at that age. They did not fit into conventional frameworks and ventured into the realm of the unknown, prompting him to display a deep but at the same time critical interest in all contemporary psychic developments. This knowledge of the subject, combined with the energy of his character, distinguishes him as a personality capable of assisting us from the other side. It is very interesting and important to compare the overall style and character of Lester Coltman's letters during his earthly life with the messages that now come in his name. Despite his age, he was undoubtedly a very thoughtful person, with a tendency towards mental analysis and reasoning…"