Lieutenant Ernest Geoffrey Weeks

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Weeks, Ernest Geoffrey

Date of birth: 1896-05-30

Place of birth: Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Canada

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Student

Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified

Cause of death: Likely survived

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 5604

Highest Rank: Lieutenant

Rank detail

Major-General (Army).
Sergeant (Army).
Lieutenant (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: yes

Awards

Military Cross (Attack on Hill 70)
Date of award: 1917-09-27

Military Cross First Bar

Military Medal

Military Medal First Bar

Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)

Canadian Forces Decoration (CD), 1st Clasp

Commandeur, Ordre de la Couronne (Belgium)

Legion of Merit - Commander

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 303745

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B10199-S013

Uploader's Research notes:

1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company - War Diary Entry:

1917-09-29 - Page 07 - Lieut E. G. Weeks awarded Military Cross... An 'Immediate Award' for service during the attack on HILL 70 Aug. 15, 1917.

NOTE: This man was promoted through the ranks and later attained the rank of Major-General.

[Major-General Army Canadian Engineers Canadian Engineers Acting Sergeant Army Canadian Engineers 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company Lieutenant Army Canadian Engineers 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company Military Cross First Bar Military Medal First Bar Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander) Canadian Forces Decoration (CD) Canadian Forces Decoration (CD) w/ 1st and 2nd Clasp Commandeur de l'ordre de la couronne Military Cross Attack on Hill 70 Military Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2012-09-01

Last modified: 2012-09-01