Francis WEIR

Regimental number34762
OccupationBlacksmith
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Weir, Meadow Settlement, Washdyke, South Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 71 Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 21 April 1918
Place of burialEnglebelmer Communal Cemetery Extension (Row E, Grave No 8), nr Albert, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 10

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