Regimental number | 6107 |
Place of birth | Portadown, Co Armagh, Ireland |
School | Richmound School, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 13 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Gladstone Street, Mudgee, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Weir, Lawson Street, Mudgee, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 6107A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 20 |
Place of burial | St Sever Cemetery Extension (Block S, Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 17) Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Portadown and District War Memorial, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. Parents: Joseph and Elizabeth WEIR |
Family/military connections | Father: 566 Pte Joseph WEIR, 3rd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 21 December 1917; Brothers: 7812 Pte George WEIR, 1st Bn, returned to Australia, 31 May 1919; 527 Driver William WEIR, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 9 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |