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WEEKS, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 257 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles |
| Born: | Taralga, New South Wales, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Bowral, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Witbank, South Africa , 31 March 1902 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney St. James Anglican Church 2nd Regiment Mounted Rifles Boer War Memorial Window and Plaque |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 257 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 257, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles | |
| 15 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 257, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles, Embarked from Sydney. | |
| 17 Apr 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 257, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles | |
| 2 Feb 1902: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lance Corporal, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles | |
| 31 Mar 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lance Corporal, 257, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles, K.I.A. |
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