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LEES, William Alexander Christie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3396 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Renmark, SA, 13 July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hamilton State School |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 July 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Shepparton & District War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3396, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3396, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3396, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alexander and Mary (nee MOODY) LEES, Orrvale, Shepparton, Victoria
Mr. Alex Lees of Shepparton, No 2 Estate, on Saturday received an urgent wire from Colonel Hawker, stated he regretted it had been officially reported that his son Pte. W.A.C. Lees, is missing from July 23 to July 26 last. Any further news will be immediately communicated.
LEES.—A tribute to the memory of Private W. A. C. Lees ("Chis"), who was killed in action in France, July 19th, 1916. Late teacher of the Orrvale Sunday School.
Ever remembered.
- Mr. and Mrs W. W. Fairley and family.
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