Harold Lee
He was a moulder prior to his enlistment,
- Family History
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Harold Lee was born in 1892 at Beeston, he was the son of the late William Lee a coal carter and Emma Lee née Clerow and the brother of Sarah, John, Bill, Joe, Alice, Fred, Albert (killed in action 5th July 1916), Mary and Leonard Lee. 28 Imperial Road, Beeston
His father William was born in 1855 at Attenborough, he died in 1910 aged 56 yrs his mother Emma Clerow was born in 1860 at Willoughby on the Wolds, they were married on 25th November 1880 at St Marys Church, Attenborough they had 11 children.
In the 1911 census the family lived at 53 Imperial Road Beeston Nottingham, Emma Lee 52 yrs is living with her children, Sarah Jane Lee 28 yrs charing, John 28 yrs a labourer, Bill 26 yrs out of work, Joe 22 ys a labourer, Alice 21 yrs a factory hand, Harold 19 yrs a moulder, Fred 18 yrs a lace curtain threader, Albert 17 yrs a labourer, Mary 15 yrs a machine hand and Leonard 13 yrs of age.
Private Harold Lee enlisted at Nottingham. He was posted to the 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment and went to Gallipoli in 1915. He then went to France and was posted to the 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment and was killed in action, 8th August 1916, aged 25, in the attack on Delville Wood, France, during the Battle of the Somme.having no known grave his name is commemroated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme.
His brother Private Albert Lee enlistied at Nottingham, he served with the 1st battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, he went to France on 18th August 1915 and was killed in action on 5th July 1916, aged 22, in the attack on the German positions at La Boisselle, France, during the Battle of the Somme having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme
Four more of his brothers served and survived the 'Great War' Joseph, Fred, Leonard and William
additional research andinformation Peter Gillings
Photo of Harold Lee
lee_harold_photo courtesy of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment roll of honour website,
Photo of Harold Lee
Thiepval Memorial,
Photo of Harold Lee
The Lee brothers courtesy of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment roll of honour website.