Lawton (Sammy) LEES

LEES, Lawton

Service Number: 400092
Enlisted: 27 May 1940
Last Rank: Flying Officer
Last Unit: No. 3 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Windsor, Victoria, Australia , 17 January 1914
Home Town: Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Flying Battle, El Adem, Libya, Middle East, 22 November 1941, aged 27 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Local Roll of Honour- Melbourne Victoria Australia , Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt
Memorials: Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flying Officer, 400092
27 May 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 400092
27 May 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 400092, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF)
22 Nov 1941: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 400092, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Flying Officer Lees 400092 in Tomahawk AN305 of 3SQN was killed when his aircraft was shot down in the Tobruk - El Adem area - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt