Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

Pair: Private H. Lee, 52nd Battalion (New Ontario), Canadian Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (439178 Pte. H. Lee. 52-Can. Inf.) with regimental collar badge, and Canadian Expeditionary Force sweetheart brooch in gilt metal, generally good very fine

Five: Sergeant P. D. Lee, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, who was wounded in action in France, 21 July 1944, and died as a result of a mortar wound in action, 8 October 1944

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (D.81581 Cpl. P. D. Lee.) generally very fine (lot) £200-£240

Harry Lee was born in Gibraltar in October 1894. He was the son of Captain and Mrs. James Lee, of "Francesca," Ashford, Middlesex, England. Lee served druing the Great War with the 52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. He was killed in action, 25 May 1917, ‘while in the front line system on the Vimy-Lievin Line, Private Lee was amongst 7 O.R. killed and 11 O.R. wounded when an enemy shell made a direct hit in the gun emplacement where Battalion Headquarters were quartered’.

Private Lee is buried in Lievin Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Percival Douglas Lee was born in London in 1904, and was the younger brother of the above (1 of 8 brothers) and husband of Vera Marion Lee of Toronto, Ontario. He served with the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada during the Second World War, and was wounded in action in France, 21 July 1944. Lee advanced to Sergeant, and died as a result of a mortar wound to the head in action, 8 October 1944. He is buried in the Bergen Op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands.

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