| Regimental number | 982 |
| Place of birth | Cartmeticup via Katanning, Western Australia |
| School | Cartmeticup State School, Western Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Cartmeticup via Katanning, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Edward James Lee, Cartmeticup via Katanning, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 21.8 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Frances LEE, Cartmeticup, Western Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Found guilty, 6 December 1915, of smoking in a prohibited place: awarded 7 days' ship's fatigues. Disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Statement, Red Cross File No 1580101, 916 Pte H. COULSION, 32nd Bn, undated: 'This boy was killed in the main attack on July 19th at Fleurbaix and buried in a Military Cemetery at Fleurbaix. The grave was marked by a cross.' Second statement, 1053 Sergeant H.B. SMITH, 29 June 1917: 'I have seen his grave at Fleurbaix cemetery with cross, name and number en[graved?]. I had his pocket book and other effects which show that he must have been riddled with M.G. bullets.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LEE James Thomas
Red Cross file 1580101 |
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