Private

James Weir

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Euphemia Weir, of Slope Point, Invercargill, and the late W. T. Weir.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Public Contributions:

Pose with family at Weir's rock at Slope Point, presumably before embarkation.
James Weir is my Grandmother's brother. He wrote to her while in Trentham Camp and in France. He died in France at the age of 23 on 23rd October 1918. His family received word of his death while they... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
23641
Name:
James Weir
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. Weir (mother), Slope Point, via Fortrose, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
23 October 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 54
HMNZT 55
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
James Weir
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