Regimental number | 12008 |
Place of birth | Rosedale, Victoria |
School | Rosedale State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Rosedale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, N Weir, Rosedale, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served inCitizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 14 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/89/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Guards' 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 connections | Brother: Private Fred A. Weiss, killed in action, Fromelles Battle, France. 19th July 1916. |