McGEE, Lewis
Sergeant. 14th Battalion * Australian Imperial Force.
London Gazetted on 26th November, 1917.
Born on 13th May 1888 at Ross, Tasmania.
Killed in action 13th October 1917 at Passchendaele, Belgium.
Memorial on grave at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Belgium and on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia..
Digest of Citation reads:
To the east of Ypres, Belgium, on the 4th October 1917, Sergeant McGee's platoon was stopped by machine gun fire from a pill box, and they were suffering badly. Armed with only a revolver, the sergeant rushed at the post, shooting some members of the crew, capturing the remainder. This enabled the advance to continue. Sergeant McGee reorganised what was left of his platoon, doing outstanding work whilst consolidating his position. The success of the operation was largely due to Sergeant McGee's coolness and bravery.
* Tasmania