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John Francis WEIR

Regimental number3650
Place of birthByron Bay, New South Wales
SchoolArmadale De La Salle (Catholic) College, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
AddressByron Bay, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Weir, Byron Bay, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateDied of disease 5 December 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row F, Grave 12), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary WEIR.

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