Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
George Rickart Weeks
George Rickart Weeks's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
George Rickart Weeks
Service number: 1445
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: WEEKS, Tpr. George Rickart, 1445. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 23. Son of Annie Weeks, of Gympie St., Northgate, Brisbane, Queensland, and the late William Henry Weeks. C. 62.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of George Rickart Weeks from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1445 |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
| School | South Brisbane State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Lambourne, Gladstone Road, South Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Weeks, Lambourne, Gladstone Road, South Brisbane, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 14 August 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 14 September 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on 4 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Richart spelt Rickart |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Palestine |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave 62), Palestine. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Annie and William WEEKS. |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 2nd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, George Rickart Weeks
