Pte George William Lee

[14 1485 LEE]

Hi all, i think I posted this in the wrong place previously. I recently found out my great, great uncle died in 7ccs merville on 10/8/1916. He was pte14/1485 G. W. Lee, 14th y&l (barnsley pals) We have his death penny and two medals but believe he had a third that was taken to canada by a relative( possibly 80years ago) I don’t think it would be a star as he only served 16 having signed up in oct15. If anyone has any idea how i can find out any more info it would be much appreciated, cheers Gregg

[14 1485 LEE]

I have found his service record and medal card ect. I dont suppose anyone  has  any idea how i could find out where he was injured. I don’t believe they would cart him all the way from the somme to merville so im guessing la couture or fosse as they are very near merville and the pals were there when he died. This is what i have worked out so far, cheers gregg 

[Allan1892]

On checking the Medal Rolls, there is only an entry for the Victory Medal and the British War Medal - nothing for the 1914 or 1914/15 Star. Unless he was awarded a medal for bravery, the VM and the BWM are the only ones he was awarded. (image courtesy of Ancestry)

[14 1485 LEE]

4 minutes ago, Allan1892 said:

 

[14 1485 LEE]

Cheers Alan, I’m thinking the third medal must have been for sport or something, my grear uncle remembers witnessing a family member choosing one of the three medals but can’t remember much about the medal itself as it was when he was a boy, he’s now in his 90s

[Ivor Anderson]

CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/539123/g-w-lee/ 

Another soldier from the 14th Y&L is buried in grave 10 in the same row. Died 2 days before. Perhaps when George was wounded?

 

[Ivor Anderson]

Pension cards - f/o mother (off Fold3):

 

[Ivor Anderson]

You are fortunate to have a service record for him:  https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1219&h=1169096&tid=&pid=&queryId=3e8db565da0dd9e1b5f61382bdba473c&usePUB=true&_phsrc=WWn3535&_phstart=successSource

He had no 1915 star as he only entered France in April 1916 (none on MIC). Soldier's effects (Ancestry):

Edited 24 June , 2022 by Ivor Anderson

[Michelle Young]

Link to previous thread to avoid repetition of answers. Please keep any new replies on this thread here.

 

[14 1485 LEE]

2 hours ago, Ivor Anderson said:

CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/539123/g-w-lee/ 

Another soldier from the 14th Y&L is buried in grave 10 in the same row. Died 2 days before. Perhaps when George was wounded?

 

Thanks Ivor, I’ll have a look in the diarts etc this evening. Would he be named as he’s l/c

1 hour ago, Michelle Young said:

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Thanks Michelle, i was trying to do the same but didn’t know how.

[Ivor Anderson]

17 minutes ago, 14 1485 LEE said:

Would he be named as he’s l/c

It is unusual for any 'other rank' to be named in the war diary. However, it is possible if a specific incident happened that day and is recorded.