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LEE-STEERE, Forrest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX7640 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia, 17 July 1907 |
| Home Town: | Boyup Brook, Boyup Brook, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Hale Boys School, West Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Cholera whilst POW, Thailand, 3 October 1943, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Coll. grave 10. D. 1-3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Boyup Brook War Memorial, Wembley Downs Hale School Honour Roll 2, Wembley Downs Hale School Memorial Grove |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, WX7640 | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, WX7640, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Laura and Wilfred Lee-Steere. He enlisted AIF October 1940 later joined ‘D’ Company HQ as Driver.
As POW working on Burma-Thai Railway with ‘D’ Force Thailand, V Battalion Lee-Steere died Kuii POW Camp of Cholera 3 October 1943 aged 36 years.
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