Regimental number | 1173 |
Place of birth | London, England |
School | Greenwich Naval School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 17 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Chauffeur |
Address | Paddington, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Lee, 189 Glenmore Road, Paddington, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Signal Troop 4, Reinforcement 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Poperinghe, Belgium |
Age at death | 39 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row F, Grave No. 16), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Charlotte LEE; husband of E.M. LEE. Native of London |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterreanean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 September 1916. Disembarked Alexandria, 4 January 1916 (general Gallippli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 21 March 1916. Wounded in action, 1 February 1917 (gun shot wound, side and chest), and admitted to 45th Casualty Clearing Station, and transferred same day to 1/1 South Midlands Division Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 21, 2 February 1917, and admitted to 6th General Hos[pital, Rouen, 3 February 1917; transferred to Base Details, Rouen, 4 March 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 16 March 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 1 May 1917 (shrapnel wound, buttock), and admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 3rd Australian Casulaty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 16, 2 May 1917, and admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 3 May 1917; transferred to 2nd Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 21 May 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 19 June 1917. Wounded in action (third occasion), Belgium, 20 September 1917 (gun shot wound, leg and abdomen); admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 10th Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 21 September 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See 512 Albert Emanuel LEE for first period of service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LEE Albert Emanuel |