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Bernard James WEEKS

Regimental number3135
Place of birthHurstville, New South Wales
SchoolHurstville Public School, New South Wales
ReligionCongregational
OccupationMachinist
AddressHurstville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Jas Weeks, Wakefield Carrington Avenue, Hurstville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in 2nd Infantry Regiment (Volunteers)
Enlistment date3 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 6 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 February 1917
Place of death or woundingGrandcourt, Somme Sector, France
Age at death28
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot Vi, Row M, Grave 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
140
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Rebecca WEEKS.

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