5th Field Artillery Brigade
Killed In Action
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William James Lee (SN 1596) was born in Ballarat where he attended the Urquhart Street State School. With the permission of his parents, he enlisted on July 8th 1915 as an 18 year old storeman. He was posted to the 4th Light Horse Regiment and sailed from Melbourne on board the Ceramic in November. He was transferred as a horse driver to the 2nd Division Ammunition Column, then later to the 5th Field Artillery Brigade. Severely gassed near Proyart in August 1918, he died of gas poisoning four days later in the 16th Canadian Hospital on August 19th 1918. He is buried in Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Traport, France.
