In Memory Of

LEE, ARCHIBALD ROBERT

Service Details
Age:
 18
Date of Birth:
 1900-02-18
Service No:
 16083
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 2nd Regt.
Unit 2:
 "A" Coy.
Regiment:
 South African Infantry
Date of Death:
 1918-03-21
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Gauche Wood
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Panel 97.
Cemetery:
 POZIERES MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 Somme
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Son of John Henry Lee, of 38, Bay Terrace, Durban, Natal. Born Durban. Educated Glenwood Technical High School, Durban. Altar boy at St. Paul?s Church, Durban. A junior clerk with the SAR&H. He had 6 brothers. Commemorated on WWI Memorial in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Durban. Commemorated at St. Paul's, the congregation made the decision to install a stained glass window in the Lady Chapel to honour Archie Lee and Basil McCabe. The images of the two boy scouts are based on actual photos of the boys.