WEIR, George
| Service Number: | 6658 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 March 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pyalong, Victoria, December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Pyalong, Mitchell, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Pyalong State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6658, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6658, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6658, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6658, 5th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road |
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"WEIR.- Officially reported killed in action, September 20, 1917, Private George Weir, loved husband of Elizabeth Weir, Beaconsfield parade, Middle Park, and loved son of M. A. Weir, Pyalong." - from the Melbourne Argus 26 Oct 1917 (nla.gov.au)
"WEIR.- In loving remembrance of our dear brother, Private George Weir, killed in action in France on the 20th September, 1917, aged 36 years (late of Pyalong and Tooborac.)
A gallant hero, true and brave,
Now peacefully sleeps in a soldier's grave.
Great was the blow, but God knew best
When He took dear George to His home of rest.
We pictured your safe return, dear George,
And longed for the clasp of your hand,
But never will be the greeting
In Australia's sunny land.
Loved by all who knew him.- (Inserted by his loving brother and sister-in-law, Ella and Thomas Todd, also his loving niece and nephew, Lilian and Tom Todd.)" - from the Melbourne Argus 20 Sep 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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