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LEE, Gordon Scott
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1979 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 20 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Suicide, Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 September 1920, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1979, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1979, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1979, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1979, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to head | |
| 4 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1979, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Mar 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres, 'During the action 16th/22nd September 1917, east of YPRES, both these men [LEE and 4520 G.E. LEE], during duty as Battalion runners, particularly distinguished themselves by repeatedly taking messages from Battalion Headquarters to Cos. under the heaviest barrage fire, where all telephone communication had been cut. By their devotion to duty, communication was maintained at a critical period.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31 | |
| 1 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1979, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD |
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