Alec Lionel LEE

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Service Number:	805
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Surrey Hills, Victoria. Enlisted as a Private then promoted to Sergeant on the 14 September 1914 but later reduced back to the rank of Private
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kew, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Auburn State School, Victoria
Occupation:	Cook
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 805, Enlisted at Surrey Hills, Victoria. Enlisted as a Private then promoted to Sergeant on the 14 September 1914 but later reduced back to the rank of Private
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement 805, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked 805, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
8 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 805, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 805 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-08

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Birth name registered as Aleck Lionel Lee, number 4610

Son of Alexander James Lee and Belinda Lee nee Hart of 19 Kelvin Grove, Auburn, Victoria. Brother of Agnes Jane Lee

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Citizen Forces

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