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LEE, Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2122 |
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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) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
20 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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.