Robert WEIR

Regimental number36505
OccupationShepherd
Next of kinFather, J S Weir, 78 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 75 Waitemata on 19 January 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 26 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialCross Roads Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No 5), Fontaine-au-Bois, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Spence Weir and Annie S. Weir, 78 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 31