John Lee

1894 - 1916  (22 years)

• Name	John Lee
  Born	8 Apr 1894	London, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  Immigration	1907	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Anglican
  Occupation	1914	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	labourer
  Died	15 Sep 1916
  	Cause: War Injuries
  Website	2009
  	Photograph
  	Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection Description: Black and white, full-length studio portrait of Private John Lee, in uniform. Notes: Private Lee served with the 18th Canadian Battalion. He died at the Somme front on 15 September 1916. Inscriptions: Front: Private John Lee. 18th Can. Batt. [Symbol of cross] Sept. 15, 1916. Somme front.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-73656P
  Buried	Vimy Ridge, Pas De Calais, France
  Person ID	I73656	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Lee,   b. Apr 1857, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F19175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Robert Lee,   b. Apr 1857, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Ann,   b. Nov 1866, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F190033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  John Lee Grace Schmidt Room of Local History digital collection

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers, Regimental number(s): 53934 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5526 - 5. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 17 Page 39.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Apr 1894 - London, England Immigration - 1907 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - labourer - 1914 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Vimy Ridge, Pas De Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth