| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART19816 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 31.5 x 25.3 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour, pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Vaughan, E |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
| Date made | 1896 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown |
Major George Lee, NSW Lancers
Description
George Leonard Lee was commissioned in October 1889, joining the Hunter River troop (Maitland Light Horse) and was later made staff officer (adjutant) of the Lancers and Mounted Rifles during the Maritime Strike of 1890. Lee went to England for cavalry training at Aldershot and Canterbury, and for musketry at Hythe. Attached to the 20th Hussars, he gained a D.S.O. in South Africa, from where he returned in 1892. He rose to be District Commandant in New South Wales in the First World War, being made Honourary Major-General in 1918.