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LEE, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 100 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 5 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 13, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Newtown Superior Public School Great War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 100, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 100, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 100, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 7 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Annie Lee of 12 Welford Street, Newtown, NSW. Brother of William Lee of Newtown, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal