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WEEKS, William Sylvester

Service Number:	550
Enlisted:	18 December 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Somerset, Tasmania, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Redbank, Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 28 August 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt Plot II, Row B, Grave 14, Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, Picardie, France, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Ipswich Redbank Freezing Works & District Honour Roll, Redbank War Memorial

World War 1 Service

18 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
18 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 550, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
18 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 550, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
27 Aug 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 550, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 550 awm_unit: 41st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-08-27

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