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LEE, Robert Foresbrook Protheroe
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX7350 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Weymouth, England, 2 September 1918 |
| Home Town: | Burra (SA), Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Wayville, South Australia, 20 February 1990, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 1 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, SX7350 | |
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| 1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX7350 | |
| 14 Jun 1946: | Discharged | |
| 14 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX7350 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Denise Richards
Robert was a P.O.W. during WWII for 4 years. He worked on the Burma Railway and was held in Changi prison camp.
After the war he married his nurse, Doris, whom he met while in the Daws Road Repatriation Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia.
Robert was in partnership with his brother Mark in 'Lees Motors', Collingswood, South Austraia.