Private John Edward Lees

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Lees, John Edward

Date of birth: 1895-11-05

Place of birth: Southport Lancashire

Next of kin: Thomas William Lees, Onehunga, New Zealand, father

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Teacher

Occupation (normalized): Teacher, Level and Subject Unknown

Address: Carlos, Alberta

Religion: Church of England

Date of death: 1917-05-03

Cause of death: Died in war, unknown cause

Buried: Villers Station Cemetery, V. F. 11.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 911406

Highest Rank: Private (46th Battalion)

Rank detail

Private (Army).
Private, 46th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Commemoration location: Stettler, Alberta, Cenotaph

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 59927

LAC ID: 519978

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B5535-S047

Uploader's Notes: Brother of William Lees, of Carlos, Alberta. Native of Southport, Lancs, England. Educated at Stettler High School and Camrose Normal School.

Uploader's Research notes:

196th Battalion Nominal Roll

Updated by S.V.Pearson, Stettler, Alberta, August 25, 2014

Sources: Attestation report and Stettler Cenotaph.

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 196th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 46th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2014-08-25