LEE, Terrence Edward
Service Number: | 2181 |
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Enlisted: | 17 June 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Pialba, Qld., 1 December 1890 |
Home Town: | Caboolture, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Horse Driver |
Died: | Long Illness, Dalby, Qld., 2 June 1935, aged 44 years |
Cemetery: |
Caboolture Cemetery, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
Memorials: | Burpengary Honour Roll, Caboolture Co-Operative Co. Ltd. Honour Roll, Caboolture District WW1 Roll of Honour, Redcliffe Humpybong Roll of Honor, Woody Point Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
17 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2181, 26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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20 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2181, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
20 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2181, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Armadale, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Terence Edward Lee was the son of Thomas Lee and Mary O'Shea who owned a shop at Woody Point. Terence was living in Caboolture and working as a horse driver at the time of his enlistment in June 1915. He was wounded in action in Belgium and was returned to Australia in July 1918. His sister, Mary Jane, who was living at Burpengary, Queensland, was listed as next of kin. Terence married Kathleen Alma O'Keefe in November 1921 and was employed by the Caboolture Butter Factory for 20 years.
The death of Mr. Terence Edward Lee (43) occurred in Dalby on Sunday morning. He had been ailing for some time, and had been here a month. His body was taken to Caboolture, where he resided, by motor rail on Sunday.