Ewart Gladstone Lee
In 1911 he was a letterpress printer.
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Ewart Gladstone Lee was born on 13th September 1886 at Lenton, he was the son of the late James Lee a wheelwright and Lydia Lee née Atkin of Dunkirk Road, Lenton
His father James Lee was born in 1837 at Lenton, he died in 1906 he was 69 yrs old, his mother Lydia Atkin was born in 1845 at Stapleford, they were married on 22nd April 1867 at Nottingham, they went on to have 11 children, sadly two were to die in infancy or early childhood.
In the 1911 census the family lived at 37 Dunkirk Road Old Lenton Nottingham Lydia Lee 66 yrs a widow is living with her children, Emma 27 yrs a lace mender, Ewart 25 yrs a letterpress printer and Amy 22 yrs a pattern girl in the lace trade.
Private Ewart Gladstone Lee enlisted at Nottingham, he initially served with the service number 28919 in the Sherwood Foresters Regiment, later served with the 13th battalion Yorkshire Regiment, he was killed in action on 8th January 1917, he is buried at Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery, Somme, France 8.A.9
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Photo of Ewart Gladstone Lee
Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery, France, courtesy of the cwgc