Regimental number | 3755 |
Place of birth | Walhalla, Victoria |
School | Walhalla State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Hairdresser |
Address | 1864 Boundary Road, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Lee, 'Leslie', Willow Street, Elsternwick, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | This soldier had a splendid life in every respect and stuck to his widowed mother till duty called. He was a splendid athlete and without an enemy. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery NO. 2 (Plot X, Row M, Grave NO. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 153 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Elizabeth LEE, 22 Willow Street, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Family/military connections | His brother James Stanley Lee served 4 years including 9 months in Australia in AIF. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |