Joseph LEE

LEE, Joseph

Service Number: 2122
Enlisted: 20 April 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 44th Infantry Battalion
Born: Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia, 1895
Home Town: Toodyay, Toodyay, Western Australia
Schooling: Jumperding State School, Western Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in action, France, 26 August 1918
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

20 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 44th Infantry Battalion
10 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2122, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
10 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2122, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Joseph served with his two brothers, all in the 44th Battalion. They were the sons of Donald and Mary Ann Lee, of Toodyay, Western Australia.

1861 Pte. Donald Lee and 2123 Pte. Frederick Lee both returned to Australia safely.