Sydney LEE

Regimental number10/434
Date of birth27 October 1878
Place of birthBlackheath, Kent, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWaiter
Address303 Upper Cuba Street, Wellington
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 10"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Nellie Lee, Kihikihi, Te Awamutu
Previous military serviceServed for 6 months in the Cape Railway Sharpshooters, South Africa (Boer War); transferred to Army Service Corps for 3 months; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date1 September 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Discharge date4 July 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Tahiti', 20 November 1915; discharged (physically unfit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: bomb wound, right thigh), 4 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10918725

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