Pte. Dennis Lee
British Army 6th Btn. York & Lancaster Regiment
from:Doncaster
(d.6th May 1943)
My grandfather, Dennis Lee, somehow managed to join up in WW2. It is understood he was in a reserved occupation, so quite why and how he managed to do this remains something of a mystery. It has been relayed to my father that Dennis Lee was shot in the stomach in 4th May 1943 in the closing days of the North African campaign. He succumbed to his wounds on 6th May 1943. It is understood that he was in the region of Bizerta Tunisia. He was buried in a Christian ceremony, but both his dog tags were removed from his body at the time of his original interment. It is not known if the grave was lost or if his remains were located and he was reinterred elsewhere as an unknown soldier, an unkown British soldier or an unknown soldier of the York and Lancaster regiment known unto God. He is commemorated on the memorial at Medjez-El-Bab CWGC Cemetery.
