LEES, John Stanley Havelock
| Service Numbers: | 381, 323 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wanaaring, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | South Goulburn Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 381, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force | |
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| 31 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force | |
| 1 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force | |
| 4 Mar 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 381, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force | |
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 323, Depot Battalion | |
| 2 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 323, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 323, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 13 Nov 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Wililam and Rebecca LEES
On or about 19th July, 1916 at Forreaux near Armentieres, he [Lees] was hit through the hand first, standing next to me. He turned to show me his hand, when he was shot through the heart and dropped dead ... At the time we were digging a trench through to the German trenches, it happened about half way between. It was just getting dark at the time.'
GOULBURN OFFICER KILLED.
Second-Lieutenant J. S. Lees, of the 30th Battalion, was killed in action on July 20. He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lees,
of "'Bois Chere," Goulburn, and was 26 years of age. Lieutenant Lees went to New Guinea in August, 1914, with the force despatched there. He was then private, but returned with the rank of corporal. He joined the Expeditionary Force as a private, but became a sergeant major before leaving for the front, and on the 12th March, 1916, he was promoted to the rank of second-lieutenant The date of his departure for Egypt was November 9, 1915. The deceased officer was a splendid type of young fellow and of fine physique. The deepest sympathy will be felt for his bereaved parents and relatives.
Lieut. Lees had an uncle (Corporal David Lees) killed at Gallipoli. A brother of the young officer is at present with the forces.
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