. 8 Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps Captain Lee was killed in action, aged 20, on 24 August 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Captain Lee's father, Brigadier General Noel Lee, was also a casualty of the First World War. Brigadier General Lee commanded the Manchester Regiment during 1906-1911. During the early months of the First World War, he served on the General Staff and as Commanding Officer of 127 (Manchester Territorial Force) Brigade, 42 Division. Brigadier General Lee died on 22 June 1915, aged 48, of wounds received during the Ba

. 8 Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps Captain Lee was killed in action, aged 20, on 24 August 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Captain Lee's father, Brigadier General Noel Lee, was also a casualty of the First World War. Brigadier General Lee commanded the Manchester Regiment during 1906-1911. During the early months of the First World War, he served on the General Staff and as Commanding Officer of 127 (Manchester Territorial Force) Brigade, 42 Division. Brigadier General Lee died on 22 June 1915, aged 48, of wounds received during the Ba Stock Photo

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. 8 Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps Captain Lee was killed in action, aged 20, on 24 August 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Captain Lee's father, Brigadier General Noel Lee, was also a casualty of the First World War. Brigadier General Lee commanded the Manchester Regiment during 1906-1911. During the early months of the First World War, he served on the General Staff and as Commanding Officer of 127 (Manchester Territorial Force) Brigade, 42 Division. Brigadier General Lee died on 22 June 1915, aged 48, of wounds received during the Battle of Krithia and is buried at Pieta Military Cemetery in Malta. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections.

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