Weeks, Reginald Royal by Central Coast Council

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg,Reginald EdmundRoyal Allen Weeks,

Service Service Number Number 1494 3400 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 7th May 1918 Gallipoli Peninsula Southwest of Morlancourt, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of 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 ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Liverpool, NSW

NEXT OF KIN

RELIGION

Mother;- Ada Jane Weeks, 107 Myers St., Geelong, Vic/ Father;- Robert Weeks- on active service (died of Pneumonia in England) Height-5’6”. Weight-126lbs. Chest-34-36”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. Birthmark under R/Knee/ mole on back of neck/ 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. 2 Oct 1917- Adm Glagow Hosp- Sprained Ankle

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

7 May 1918- Killed instantly by Shell explosion Southwest of MorlancourtFrance

BURIED MEDALS

British War Medal-58318, Victory Medal-57318. Memorial Plaque & Scroll354230.

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 O’Neill, 17 Kororiot Creek Rd., Nth Williamstown/

REMARKS RED CROSS REPORT

Yes

Gosford Times 7th 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. Don’t let your courage falter enlist and be a man, we’d rather that than cheer us, bring all you can with Dick and Dan. We lads who came do not regret, we’ve fought and often fell; we hope the lads who are left behind will come and fight as well. Supposing you do not enlist, don’t obey your country’s call; then your’re shirking on your mates at war, and the Empire – it may fall. Just go and think it over, and you’ll see that I am right; we want to see you come at once, in Freedom’s cause to fight. Our strength you know can’t always last, each one has done his best; we want more men to take our place, while wornouts seek some rest. And then we’ll 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 we’ll have the cheer.

Gosford Times 22nd September 1916 Mrs Scaysbrook, Miss E. Murphy, and Miss Videon have received letters of thanks for parcels sent through the Girls’ Realm, Woy Woy. The recipients were Troopers W. Griffin, R.Weeks, and L. Taylor.

Gosford Times 26th 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 parcel 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.’ They’re lonely graves and perhaps not bright with flowers, but----Yours Sincerely, C.F. SQUIB—Lh Light Horse Regiment.”

Sydney Morning Herald 7th 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