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LEE, Henry Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2171 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1915, Ararat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Willaura, Victoria, November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Penshurst, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Penshurst State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Penshurst Avenue of Honour, Penshurst War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2171, Ararat, Victoria | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2171, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2171, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 1 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2171, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2171, 14th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Michael and Hannah LEE, Cox Street, Penshurst, Victoria
KILLED IN ACTION.
LEE.—Killed in action, at Dardanelles, on Sth August, Private Henry Robert Lee, dearly beloved brother of Catherine Trotter and loved brother-in-law of H. Trotter, Scoresby-street, Hamilton ; aged 27 years.
A gallant hero, true and brave,
Peacefully sleeps in a soldier's grave.
Great is our sorrow, but God knows ' best.
He took our dear brother home to rest.
—Inserted by his loving father, sisters, brothers, and brother-in-law.
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