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William James LEE

Regimental number1596
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolUrquhart St State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStoreman
AddressW.G. Lee, 303 Urquhart Street, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, W.G. Lee, 303 Urquhart Street, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date8 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/9/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Field Artillery Brigade
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularServed 3 years.
FateDied of wounds 19 August 1918
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialMont Huon Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No. 1A), Le Treport, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
14
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary LEE, 303 Urquhart Street, Ballarat, Victoria

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