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William Stacy WEIR

Regimental number12008
Place of birthRosedale, Victoria
SchoolRosedale State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRosedale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, N Weir, Rosedale, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed inCitizen Forces
Enlistment date6 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 14
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/89/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 1 December 1916
Place of death or woundingSomme Sector, France
Age at death24
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot XII, Row H, Grave 8), Lesboeufs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
18
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Neil and Ellen WEIR.
Family/military connectionsBrother: Private Fred A. Weiss, killed in action, Fromelles Battle, France. 19th July 1916.

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