weeks, reginald royal

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, Reginald Royal Service Number 3400

Killed in Action 7th May 1918 Southwest of Morlancourt, France

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Benalyn Campbell

And Vivienne Tranter

in compiling this resource

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NAME Weeks, Reginald Royal

SERVICE NO 3400

UNIT 33rd

Battalion

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 18 yrs

PLACE OF BIRTH Ultimo, Sydney, NSW

ADDRESS 28 Wigram Rd., Glebe Pt. Sydney, NSW

OCCUPATION Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 25 Jun 1917

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Liverpool, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Mother;- Ada Jane Weeks, 107 Myers St., Geelong, Vic/ Father;- Robert Weeks- on active service (died of Pneumonia in England)

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-56. Weight-126lbs. Chest-34-36. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. Birthmark under R/Knee/ mole on back of neck/

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED 2 Aug 1917- Sydney per A28 Miltiades

DISEMBARKED 2 Oct 1917 Glasgow

NOTES Court of Enquiry 4487/ Subject B117/ 7 May 1918- Reported Missing France (believed POW)-Court of Enquiry 25237.

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 2 Oct 1917- Adm Glagow Hosp- Sprained Ankle

DIED 7 May 1918- Killed instantly by Shell explosion Southwest of Morlancourt- France

BURIED

MEDALS British War Medal-58318, Victory Medal-57318. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-354230.

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS

WILL Beneficiary;- Mother

CORRESPONDENCE Mother;- Jun 1919 @ 21 Lit., Myer St., Geelong Mother-Dec 1920 @ 114 Fyans St., Chilwell, Geelong/ Mother-Nov 1922 C/- Mrs ONeill, 17 Kororiot Creek Rd., Nth Williamstown/

REMARKS

RED CROSS REPORT Yes

Gosford Times 7

th July 1916

TO THE HOME BIRDS. Sent to Master T. Grigg from R.E. Weeks, Egypt:- All you young Australian men who cheer us lads at war should put your minds together and do a little more. Dont let your courage falter enlist and be a man, wed rather that than cheer us, bring all you can with Dick and Dan. We lads who came do not regret, weve fought and often fell; we hope the lads who are left behind will come and fight as well. Supposing you do not enlist, dont obey your countrys call; then yourre shirking on your mates at war, and the Empire it may fall. Just go and think it over, and youll see that I am right; we want to see you come at once, in Freedoms cause to fight. Our strength you know cant always last, each one has done his best; we want more men to take our place, while worn-outs seek some rest. And then well come back fresh and strong, with plenty of life and go; with our rifles cleaned and bayonets fixed to charge the Turkish foe. So do not delay in coming, our need of you is sincere; we want to wipe the enemy out, and then well have the cheer.

Gosford Times 22

nd September 1916

Mrs Scaysbrook, Miss E. Murphy, and Miss Videon have received letters of thanks for par-cels sent through the Girls Realm, Woy Woy. The recipients were Troopers W. Griffin, R.Weeks, and L. Taylor.

Gosford Times 26

th July 1917

COLD-FOOTED SQUIBS. Corporal R. Weeks, a Gosford lad, sends the following from Palestine:- Amongst the gift stuff, which recently arrived in Egypt, was a parcel from a girl in Queensland. A chap in the Light Horse received it, and on opening it he discovered a note from the fair sender thus:- Dear Soldier Boy I do hope that my parcel goes to one of our brave boys in the trenches in France, and not to one of the cold footed squibs in Egypt. The grateful soldier replied:- My Dear Miss ---I wish to thank you for your par-cel which was much appreciated here where anything in the way of comforts is practically unprocurable. I, too, regret that one of our dear brave boys in France did not receive it, though of course they CAN go to a canteen there and also occasionally even get leave. I enclose a photo of some of the graves of the cold-footed squibs in Egypt. Theyre lonely graves and per-haps not bright with flowers, but----Yours Sin-cerely, C.F. SQUIBLh Light Horse Regiment.

Sydney Morning Herald 7

th May 1919 pg.10

WEEKS In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Pte. Reg. Weeks, killed in France, May 7, 1918. Inserted by his loving mother, sisters, brothers, and brother-in-law (on active service).

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380046

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