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WEEKES, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 129 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter and Turner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row K, Grave 1, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 129, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 129, 2nd Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 129, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Stepson of Elizabeth Priscilla Weekes formerly of 46 Hocking Street, Footscray last known address was Murrumbeena. Brother of Alice Eliza Godfrey (nee Weekes), Harry Weekes and George Weekes
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal