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WEIR, John Hay
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 999 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunedin, New Zealand, 24 July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Mosman Park, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Printer's apprenticeship |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belguim, Belgium, 1 August 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 27), Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1916: | Enlisted | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
Private, 999, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 999, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle |
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