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Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Weeks, George Service Number 363 & 6379
Killed in Action 9th April 1917 Hermes, France
Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of
Benalyn Campbell
And Vivienne Tranter
in compiling this resource
The information in this file has been extracted from official records
held in the
The Australian War Memorial and
National Archives of Australia
(© Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013)
Further information on this soldier may be found online at:
Commonwealth War Graves
The AIF project
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NAME Weeks, George
SERVICE NO 363 & 6379
UNIT 2nd
Battalion “C” Company
RANK Corporal
AGE at Enlistment 30 yrs 10 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
ADDRESS 583 George St., Sydney
OCCUPATION Labourer/stockman
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 17 Aug 1914 & Re-enlisted 24 Dec 1915
PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT
Randwick, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE 6 yrs- 2nd
Hussars
NEXT OF KIN Mother;- G S Weeks, :Thickwood” Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England/
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
Height-5’6”. Weight-10st 8lbs. Chest-36-37½”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. Tattoo L/Forearm
(bullet wound scars underside L/Leg, scar outer L/Leg
Scar behind L/Shoulder
RELIGION C/E
EMBARKED 18 Oct 1914 Sydney per “Suffolk” 9 Sept 1916 Sydney per Euripides
DISEMBARKED 26 Aug 1916- Plymouth
NOTES Promoted to Corporal 7 May 1915/ Returned to Aust wounded L/Leg & Depression per “Themostocles” 10 Sept 1915/ Re-enlisted 6 Jun 1916 Sydney Show Ground issued new no 6379
WOUNDED/ILLNESS 9 Jun 1915- Gall Stones
19 Jun 1915- GSW leg & Concussion- Gallipoli 10 Jan 1917- France- Septic R/Hand
DIED 9 Apr 1917- Killed instantly by stray bullet to the head @ HermesFrance
BURIED Hermies British Cem., Plot 1 Row B Gve 12 7¼ miles East of Bapaume.
MEDALS 1914-15 Star-10, British War Medal-1020, Victory Medal-8649. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-301443.
DEPENDANTS
PERSONAL EFFECTS
WILL Beneficiary;- Mother
CORRESPONDENCE Mrs Gladys Forbes, PO Burwood
Mother/ Public Trustee/
REMARKS
RED CROSS REPORT Went to Australia via India/ Was in the 1st contingent to Gallipoli./ Had been
groom (batman) to Colonel Braund/
Gosford Times 10
th May 1917
DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY The Boys Industrial Home on the Penang has turned out quite a number of valiant soldiers to do duty for the honor of Australia, and it is with the deepest regret we learn of misfortune meeting these brave lads. During the week Superintendant of the Home has received word that Corporal George Weeks, formerly in that institution, had been killed in France on April 9
th. This young fellow had been through the Gallipoli
campaign, and returning to Australia, re embarked for service on the western front.
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