| Regimental number | 3673 |
| Place of birth | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| School | Mossiface State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Bruthen, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 7.75" |
| Weight | 134.5 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, H Lee, East Bruthen, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sale, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 58th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Ormonde on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 24), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herman and Mary LEE, Mossiface, Victoria, Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother to E V Lee the youngest Aus. soldier. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 6 March 1918; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 4 April 1918, and marched into Australian Camp, Suez, the same day. Admitted to Government Hospital, Suez, 8 April 1918 (measles); discharged, 29 April 1918, and marched into 'A' Camp, Suez, the same day. Embarked, Port Tewfitt, 30 April 1918; appointed Voyage Only Corporal, 6 March 1918; disembarked Southampton, England, 15 May 1918; marched into 14th Training Bn, Codford, 15 May 1918, nad reverts to the rank of Private the same day. Promoted Acting Corporal, 20 May 1918. On Command at School of Instruction, Tidworth, 17 June 1918; marched into 14th Training Bn, Codford, 16 August 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1918, and reverts to rank of Private the same day; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 9 September 1918. Proceeded to unit, 11 September 1918; taken on strength of 58th Bn, in the field, 14 September 1918. Admitted to No 15 Australian Field Ambulance, 13 October 1918, and transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, the same day (influenza). Died, No 3 Australian General Hospital, 21 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia; death due to exposure). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LEE John Charles |
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