Service Details
Name:
 LEE
Given Name:
 ARCHIBALD ROBERT
Initials:
 A R
Service No:
 16083
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry
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Unit:
 2nd Regt.
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Unit 2:
 "A" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1918-03-21
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Date of Birth:
 1900-02-18
Age:
 18
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Gauche Wood
Additional
Information:
Son of John Henry Lee, of 38, Bay Terrace, Durban, Natal. Born Durban. Educated Glenwood Technical High School, Durban. Altar boy at St. Paul?s Church, Durban. A junior clerk with the SAR&H. He had 6 brothers. Commemorated on WWI Memorial in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Durban. Commemorated at St. Paul's, the congregation made the decision to install a stained glass window in the Lady Chapel to honour Archie Lee and Basil McCabe. The images of the two boy scouts are based on actual photos of the boys.
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Somme
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Cemetery:
 POZIERES MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 97.

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