| Regimental number | 2699 |
| Place of birth | Glen Innes, New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Porter |
| Address | Dept. Home Affairs, Jervis Bay, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19.3 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eve Jane Lee, Innes Street, East Kempsey, Macleay River, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil (lived in exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Lismore, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 39th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 July 1917; taken on strength, 39th Bn, in the field, 4 August 1917. Found guilty, 31 August 1917, of being improperly dressed: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks. Admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance, 27 December 1917 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 30 December 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 18 April 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 113 days. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 9 , 20 December 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 26 December 1918.July 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 2 September 1918; rejoined 1st Australian Convalescent Depot, 20 September 1918. On leave to Paris, 20 December 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 26 December 1918. Marched out to England for early repatriation to Australia, 15 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Leicestershire', 3 May 1919; disembarked Sydney, 22 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 30 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | First given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Pirce; next of kin address incorrectly entered as East Tempsay, McCleay River, New South Wales |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LEE Peirce Gordon |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
