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LEES, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6343 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 October 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stirlingshire, Scotland, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Redcliffe, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sawyer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld., 6 January 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Mooloolah, Glenview & Highlands WW1 Honour Board, Redcliffe Humpybong Roll of Honor, Woody Point Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6343, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 6343, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 6343, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
James was single and a Sawyer at time of enlistment. His parents were Thomas Lees and Catherine Burns. His sister, Jane Burns, lived at The Harbour Redcliffe. His brother, John [3432] also living at Redcliffe, also enlisted. James married Elizabeth Crossan in 1924 and they lived in Brisbane. He worked in sawmills after the war and then obtained a position as caretaker at the Brisbane Taxation Buildings
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