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Sergeant

William Riley Lee

Service Number 13822
Military Unit 3rd Bn Grenadier Guards
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 23 Sep 1916 (28 Years Old)
Place of Birth St Ann's Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies In 1911 he was serving with the 3rd Bn Grenadier Guards in London (registration district St George, Hanover Square) as a shoe maker's boy.
Family History

William was born in 1888 (birth registered O/N/D Nottingham), the son of William P Lee. His family home was at 17 Rick Street, Glasshouse Street, Nottingham.

Military History

William served in France from 26 July 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial (Panel Reference: Pier and Face 8 D). He qualified for the 1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Extra Information

Nottingham Evening Post (photograph), Monday 27 November 1916: ‘Sgt WR Lee (Grenadiers), 17 Rick St. Nottingham, killed in action, aged 28.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Registers of Soldiers’ Effects: 13832 Staff Sergeant W Lee d. 23 Sep 1916: Father, William P. (record annotated that something was ‘unclaimed’)

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