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LEE, George Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1580 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 December 1914, Lismore, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kendal, England, 11 March 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cabinet Maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 June 1915, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 31, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1580, Lismore, New South Wales | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1580, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1580, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1580, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He had served at least 3 years with the Border Regiment.
He was 26 and the son of George Lee, of Lound Square, Kendal, England, and the late Catherine Lee.
He is one of two Australian casualties of the Great War commemorated on the Kendal War Memorial.
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