John Alexander WEIR

Regimental number8/1095
Date of birth20 September 1893
Place of birthHawke's Bay
OccupationCoach builder
Address10 Goodall Street, Caversham, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8.5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinJames Weir, 51 Fitzroy Street, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in the Caversham Cadets (subsequently disbanded); serving in 4th (Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force, at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date23 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 August 1915
Discharge date25 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right hip), 25 September 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death27 September 1941 Dunedin
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22017576

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