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WEIR, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2048 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Bienvillers, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2048, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2048, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2048, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 31 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, At Ferry Post | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Driver, 2048, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2048 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1916-11-23 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Attestation paper states the his name should read Walter Vance Weir which appears on a letter with the Australian Natives letterhead
Son of Albert Edward and Alice Jane Weir of Francis Street, Yarraville, Vic. previously 36 Newcastle Street, Yarraville, Vic.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Forces