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LEE, Edward George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX11385 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | London, England, 14 July 1902 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness whilst POW (Beri Beri), Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 13 June 1945, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia 16 B 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, QX11385 | |
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| 22 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 22 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX11385, 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Townsville, Qld. | |
| 13 Jun 1945: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edward Richard LEE and Martha Ann nee HOLDERNESS, of Holloway, London, England.
Listed as Prisoner of War at the Tan Toey Camp and died of Beri Beri.