Francis George LEE MM

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Service Number:	2041
Enlisted:	16 September 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	11th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Not yet discovered
Home Town:	Bayswater, Bayswater, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Died of wounds, Age 21, United Kingdom, 20 August 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Section IV, Row D, Grave 12 Epitaph reads "In Memory Of My Darling Only Son. Gave His Life For King & Country"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Morawa War Memorial

16 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 2041
16 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 2041, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
16 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 2041, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Fremantle
20 Apr 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, MM awarded "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the attack on our line between ALBERT and DERNANCOURT on 5 April 1918. When every other man on his gun had been wounded and although he himself had been badly shaken he continued the service of the gun single-handed until reinforced."
9 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, 2041, Gassed (France) incurring severe shell gas burns to face and hands. Transferred to England where he died of wounds and heart failure.
20 Aug 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 2041, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2041 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-20

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