KEE, Joseph Edwin
| Service Number: | 1101 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St. Monica's School, Footscray |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Footscray Town Hall Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1101, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1101, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1101, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 1101, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1101 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joseph and Mary KEE, 226 Gordon Street, Footscray, Victoria.
KEE.— A tribute to the memory of our workmate, Joseph Edwin Kee, who was killed in action on 26th September. (Inserted by the Carlton and United Breweries' Remembrance Club.)
KEE—In sad but loving memory of our dear son and brother, Private Joseph Edwin Kee, killed in action Sept. 26, 1917, at Polygon Wood
OUR ANZAC
In the bloom of his life God claimed him,
In the prime of his manhood days,
None knew him but to trust him,
None spoke his name but to praise
There came a day when the roll was called
That he did not answer "Here! "
He slept with comrades his last long sleep,
And he died without a fear.
No loving mother's gentle hand
To wipe the death dew from his brow,
No token of love in that far off land
To mark the spot where he sleepeth now
No loved one stood around him
To bid a fond farewell,
No word of comfort could we give
To him we loved so well
Inserted by his loving parents, sisters'
brother and brother-in-law.
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