Name
John George Lee
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
02/04/1918
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Serjeant
7888
London Regiment *1
1st (City of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Plot XXXIII, Row C, Grave 25.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Christ Church Memorial, Watford
Pre War
Son of Susan Caroline (nee SALTER) and the late Frederick LEE.
His parents married 25 May 1890 at St Philip’s, Dalston, London. Frederick died 1917 in the West Ham, Essex, district aged 59; Susan died 1943 in the Essex South-West district aged 77.
John was born 26 July 1896 in Hackney, London, and baptised 23 August 1896 at St Michael’s, Hackney. He resided in Wellington, Co Durham.
On the 1901 Census, aged 4 he lived in Hackney, with his parents and four siblings. On the 1911 Census, a butcher’s boy aged 14, he lived in Waltham Forest, Essex, with his parents and five siblings.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Finsbury, London; was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and died of wounds received in action.
Additional Information
*1 London Regiment (Royal
Fusiliers)
Unfortunately, John’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing. John is possibly the J G E LEE commemorated at Christ Church
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
