Regimental number | 4146 |
Place of birth | Albion Park, New South Wales |
School | Foxground Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Storeman |
Address | Richmond River, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Weir, Clunes, Richmond River, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Belgium |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LX, Row K, Grave 18), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John James and Eliza WEIR |
Family/military connections | Brother: 13667 Pte Albert John WEIR, 3rd Australian General Hospital, returned to Australia, 4 June 1919; Cousin: 3442 Pte James Alexander MOORE, 52nd Bn, killed in action, 5 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |