20581 Private William George Lee
9th(Service)Battalion
Devonshire Regiment
1st July 1916
Born in Plymouth,Devon in 1887.
His parents were William George Lee(1847-1918) and Emma Jane Cole(1848-1922). They were married in 1879.
He had 3 sisters; Annie(born in 1872),Blanche(born in 1876 and Jane (born in 1880).
In the 1901 census the family were recorded as living at 16 Moon Street, Plymouth,Devon. Williams father was employed as a general labourer.
In the 1911 census, the family were still in the same address but Williams father was unemployed. William was a tool sharpener in a saw mill.
He enlisted in Newton Abbot and was killed in action on 01/07/1916.
He was awarded the 1914-1918 British War and Allied Victory medals.