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Richard L WEIR

Regimental number537
Place of birthCroxton, Victoria
SchoolKings College Clifton Hill, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBundoora, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Otto Weir, Bundoora, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 July 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, 1918 France
Age at death24
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row C, Grave 3), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
95
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Adam and Catherine O WEIR.
Medals

Military Cross

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in an attack. On reaching his objective with his platoon he found his position harassed by fire from an enemy trench. He crawled out and reconnoitred the position, and then, with the assistance of rifle grenades and a trench mortar, silenced the fire. In the evening he attacked and occupied the trench, killing seven of the enemy, and capturing one machine gun. He showed fine courage and leadership.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919

Other detailsMedals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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