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Walter Cecil WEIR

Regimental number5092
Place of birthWestern Australia
SchoolPort Lincoln Public School, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStockman
AddressPort Lincoln, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Susan Weir, Pier Hotel, Port Lincon, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in Military Cadets.
Enlistment date21 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board A45 Bulla on 24 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Belgium
Age at death18.9
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Margaret Susan WEIR.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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