Alexander WEIR

Regimental number49038
OccupationSaddler
Next of kinWife, Mrs A Weir, 38 Ferry Road, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Second Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 95 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 18 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialDochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 12), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Agnes Weir; Wife: Hermina Helen Weir, 166 Ferry Road, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 23

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