WEIR, George
| Service Number: | 7812 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | County Armagh, Northern Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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World War 1 Service
| 19 Dec 1917: | Involvement Private, 7812, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Dec 1917: | Embarked Private, 7812, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney |
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Next of kin
Mother, Mrs. E. Weir, Lawson Street, Mudgee, New South Wales
Enlistment date 14 June 1917
1st Battalion, 26th Reinforcement
Age at embarkation 20
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/18/5
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 19 December 1917.
War service: Western Front
Returned to Australia 31 May 1919
His father, 566 Private Joseph WEIR, served with the 3rd Pioneer Battalion, returned to Australia, 21 December 1917.
His brothers also served:
6107 Private Joseph WEIR, also with the 3rd Pioneer Battalion, died of wounds, 7 October 1918, France;
527 Driver William WEIR, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 9 May 1919.