Regimental number | 2041 |
Place of birth | Glenferrie, Victoria |
School | Bayswater State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Geraldton, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Francis Lee, Bogadd, Wongin Hill Line, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2041A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | My son won the MM for devotion to duty on April 5th 1918. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D. Grave No. 12), Surrey, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Florence LEE, Koolanooka, Mullewa, Wongan Hills, Western Australia. Native of Glenferrie, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the attack on our line between ALBERT and DERNANCOURT on the 5th April 1918. When every other man on his gun had been wounded, and although he himself had been badly shaken, he continued the service of the gun single handed until reinforced.'
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Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |