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Ada Mary Lee

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Daughter of John and Anne Louise Chilwell, of Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand; wife of 2/Lt. Robert Lee, New Zealand Infantry, (died of wounds in Cyrenaica, 20th July, 1942).

References:
  • CWGC
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
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Biographical Notes:

"The death took place in Invercargill on April 25, after a short illness, of Mrs Ada Mary Lee, wife of the late Lieut. Robert Lee and elder daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Chilwell, Queenstown. Deceased had been engaged in war work in the W.R.N.S. of which she was a chief petty officer. The late Mrs Lee was much beloved by a host of friends and relatives and her decease came as a great shock." [Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4740, 2 May 1946, Page 2]

 

"LEE.—At Invercargill, on April 25, 1946. C.P.O. Ada Mary Lee, W.R.N.S., beloved wife of the late Lieut. Robert Lee, and elder daughter of John and Louise Chilwell. of Queenstown.—Private Funeral at Queenstown." [Otago Daily Times, Issue 26136, 26 April 1946, Page 1]

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Service Number: 
368
Name:
Ada Mary Lee
Rank: 
Chief Wren
Date of Birth:
08 May 1916
Place of Birth:
Underwood, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Women's Royal New Zealand Naval Service

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
25 April 1946
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Queenstown Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
5. 7.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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