Basic Details
Surname
Lee
Forenames
John
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
3059134
Notes
The All About Thornton website (see References) states: ‘John Lee, born 17 September 1918, son of John and Florence Lee, of 33 Arthur Avenue, Lower Grange, Bradford. In the 1939 register he was employed as a Wool Combing Card Grinder. Private, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots, #3059134. Killed in Hong Kong, 11 December, 1941, aged 23. Originally buried in the Golden Hill area, Kowloon, reburied in 1947. Grave reference: I.K.13, Sai Wan War Cemetery, China'
Primary Service
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Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
China
Town of death
Hong Kong
Country of burial
China
Town of burial
Hong Kong
Cemetery
Sai Wan War Cemetery
Year of death
1941
Month of death
December
Day of death
11
Age at death
23