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Record #23189
Name :
: William Thomas WEEKS (1898 - 1916)
  aka : Private Weeks


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 7 Apr 1898

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 17 Sep 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Devon, Plymouth
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 2 Oct 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: Larson
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private William Thomas Weeks.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Ancestry.com
Name: William Thomas Weeks
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1893
Registration District: Plymouth
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 5b
Page: 222

1901 English Census for William T Weeks lists him as a War of the household of Amelia Buning, in Devon, England. He is a 7 year old, born in 1894 in Plymouth, Devon, England.

1911 Canadian Census records place William T. Weeks as a farm labourer in Victoria, Alberta in the household of Emily and James Larson.

Attestation papers were signed 23 Dec 1914 in Lloydminster, Alberta. He had no Next of Kin. He was born 7 Apr 1898 in Plymouth, England. His Occupation was Farmer. 5'8 3/4" in height with blue eyes and fair hair, he had a scar on his left leg. His religion was noted as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Register states that William died of wounds at No.3 Casualty Clearing Station. His Next of Kin was his Foster Mother, Mrs. W. Jackson of Haddenham, P O Chambridgeshire, England. He was buried at Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France. Plot: IV. F. 6.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56578714 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-12 21:51:49 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-12 23:48:07 /

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3129 ACKERS, Edmund1907ENG,    , Plymouth Oct 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
3131 ACKERS, Victor Roy1904ENG, DEV, Plymouth Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5296 BLACKMAN, Arthur1912ENG,    , Plymouth Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
12608 BRENTON, Leslie Sidney Joseph1907ENG,    , Plymouth Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5250 COLES, Charles 1912ENG,    , Plymouth Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
4253 COOMBE, Emily1888ENG, DEV, Plymouth Jun 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
5287 DAVIES, Sidney1912ENG,    , Plymouth Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
6450 DUCKHAM, Blanche1887ENG,    , Plymouth Jun 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos cardinalcanary  
6165 HAMBLEY, Frances Maud1898ENG,    , Plymouth Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
5938 HANNAFORD, William Frederick1900ENG,    , Plymouth Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos Selina  
5642 HARRY, Edwin 1890ENG,    , Plymouth May 1907 : Virginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
4218 HOLMES, Eva1884ENG, DEV, Plymouth Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
13651 JOLLEY, Elsie A1907ENG,    , Plymouth Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
10604 LAITY, Robert Percival1906ENG,    , Plymouth Oct 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
16205 LAMBLE, Sidney John1912ENG, DEV, Plymouth Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
2830 LEMON, William James1908ENG, DEV, Plymouth Mar 1924 : Cedric CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
16251 LOBB, Ronald1915ENG, DEV, Plymouth Apr 1930 : Montcalm CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5338 PENBERTHY, Stanley E1913ENG,    , Plymouth Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
16468 PERRING, Wilfred1909ENG, DEV, Plymouth Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
11807 REVELL, Frederick Charles1896ENG, DEV, Plymouth Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11509 TICKELL, Percival James Martin1908ENG, DEV, Plymouth Oct 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
12071 TONKIN, George F1911ENG,    , Plymouth Jan 1927 : Ballarat AUS Barnardos  
6360 TOWNER, Florence Emily1886ENG, DEV, Plymouth May 1903 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
23189 WEEKS, William Thomas1898ENG, DEV, Plymouth Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos