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WEIR, Frank Valentine
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Officer, N467718, 15 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (NSW) |
| Born: | Widgewa Station, Urana, New South Wales, 14 February 1878 |
| Home Town: | Deniliquin, Deniliquin, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Melbourne & Caulfield Grammar Schools, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Station Overseer / Grazier |
| Died: | Illness, Sydney NSW, 27 February 1966, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Deniliquin General Cemetery Lot 7313 |
| Memorials: | Deniliquin Boer War Memorial, Deniliquin War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Officer, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boorara, Sydney | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 1st Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, N467718 | |
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| 20 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, N467718, Volunteer Defence Corps (NSW), Sydney | |
| 29 Jun 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, N467718, Volunteer Defence Corps (NSW) |
Boer War Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Quartermaster Sergeant, 15, New South Wales Citizen Bushmen |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
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| Date unknown: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
Boer War Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Frank Valentine WEIR was born on 14th February, 1878 at Widgewa Station, Urana, New South Wales
His parents were Joseph Nathaniel WEIR & Laura Frances Madeline ARNOLD who married in NSW in 1869
He married Dorothy ISHERWOOD in England in 1916
He served in the Boer War with the NSW Citizens Bushmen and the 1st Australian Commonwealth Horse and during WW1 served with the 1st Light Horse Regiment - he again signed up in 1942 to serve during WW2 with the Volunteer Defence Corp
Frank died in Sydney on 27th February, 1966 and is buried in the Deniliquin Cemetery in NSW
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