Basic Details
Surname
Lee
Forenames
James
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Service number
5932396
Notes
Corporal, 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment. Son of Edward and Beatrice Lee of 2 Southview Terrace, Exning Road, Newmarket. A regular soldier who had served 8 years in India, he was killed in action, the day after the capture of Brinkum, just south of Bremen. Buried in grave 7 D 8, Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Suffolk Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Corporal
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Germany
Town of death
Brinkum
Country of burial
Germany
Town of burial
Soltau
Cemetery
Becklingen War Cemetery
Year of death
1945
Month of death
April
Day of death
14
Age at death
31
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action