Wilfred E Lee

Wilfred Edward Lee was born in 1917, the son of Edward & Alice Lee. He served in the 3rd Regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery, service number 962973. He was aged 24 years when he was killed on 22nd November 1941.

Gunner Lee is buried at Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt, plot reference 20. A. 6.

Report from “The Kibworth News” Spring Number 1942

Gunner W.E. Lee was killed in action in the Middle East on November 22nd, 1941. Aged 25 years, Wilfred was the son of Mr. & Mrs. E.C. Lee of Kibworth Harcourt. He was born and educated at Kibworth, worked at Messrs. Johnson and Barnes, Ltd. He had been a Boy Scout; and was also a member of the Kibworth Silver Prize Band. He was married about eight months before he joined up in February 1940, and he went abroad in August 1940.

Wilfred Lee married Nellie Baxter in 1939 in Blaby.