Edward LEE

Regimental number12/1697
Date of birth24 October 1893
Place of birthOpotiki
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressOpotiki, Bay of Plenty
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 7.5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Lee, Wellington Street, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty
Previous military serviceServed in the Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs William Lee, Waters Street, Mount Eden, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to Lowland Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 19 July 1915 (gastritis); discharged, 28 July 191; rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 29 July 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 238 days (of which 176 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10918643

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