Regimental number | 15268 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Weir, Pukehiki Peninsula, Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension (Plot III, Row I, Grave No 8), France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Cochrane and Alison Weir |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 10 |
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