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Frederick John Lee

In memory of:

Aircraftman 1st Class Frederick John Lee

December 31, 1942
Belleville, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

R/172591

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Born:

April 20, 1917
St. Charles, Manitoba

Enlistment:

June 9, 1942
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Henry and Emma Eliza Lee of Dickens, Manitoba.

Brother of Able Seaman Frank Edward Lee, who died while serving with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve.

Commemorated on Page 89 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada

Grave Reference:

Mil. Sec. Lot 1912.

Location:

The cemetery is located immediately west of the Red River College, at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue, in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the First World War, Winnipeg was the headquarters of No 10 Military District and it contained six military hospitals of 972 beds. Air force and army training camps were established in the area during the Second World War, with No 103 Canadian Army Basic Training Centre at Fort Garry. Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery contains 299 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 149 from the Second World War, most of them in the special military plot.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Temporary grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Temporary grave marker
    Temporary grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Temporary grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Temporary grave marker
    Temporary grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Fred Lee

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    Photo of Fred Lee
  • Memorabilia

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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