| Regimental number | 2779 |
| Place of birth | Inverell, New South Wales |
| True Name | LEE, Norman Thomas |
| School | State School |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | 8 Brisbane Terrace, off Luke Street, Perth, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 141 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Fanny Lee, Brisbane Terrace, off Luke Street, Perth, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Served on HMS 'Encounter'. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Company, Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 23), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Fanny LEE, 8 Brisbane Terrace, Perth, Western Australia. Native of Inverell, New South Wales. Name appears on OWG file as Norman Thomas ATWELL; see LEE (the true family name). |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 4th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 6 January 1916. Transferred to 56th Bn, 16 February 1916. Detached to School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 4 March 1916. Transferred to 14th Australian Machine gun Company, 10 March 1916. Rejoined unit from detachment, 25 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. 'Austr. Sold. Atwell, S.H. Erk. Mrk. 2779. 14.M.G.K.A.I.F. am 19.7. in Gegend Fromelles gefallen.' Red Cross File No 160604: 'The above name appeared on German death list dated 4-11-16.' Letter, 2968 Pte J.C. PEACOCK, 14th Machine Gun Company, 3 March 1917: 'He was shot in the German's (sic) second line of trenches at 6.30 o'clock on the morning of 20.7.16. & we had to leave him there. I am sure that he was killed instantanous (sic) for I was with him on the gun ... As far as I know he was under his own name he had been on one of the battleships before he inlisted (sic) that was the reason he was under another name.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ATTWELL Sydney Harold
Red Cross File No 160604 |
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