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Arthur George LEE

Regimental number5128
Place of birthEssendon, Victoria
SchoolMoonee Ponds State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressM Nea Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr G Lee, M Nea Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Enlistment date26 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 September 1917
Age at death22.11
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XL, Row B, Grave No. 21), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
166
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Sarah LEE, 89 Lennox Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria. Native of Essendon, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother William Lee Military Medal.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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