Weir, James Stuart Duncan

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Weir, James Stuart Duncan Service Number 2867

Killed in Action 25th July 1916 Pozieres, France

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NAME Weir, James Stuart Duncan

SERVICE NO 2867

UNIT 19th Battalion Reinfs/ 4

th Battalion

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 20 yrs 1 mth

PLACE OF BIRTH Balmain, NSW

ADDRESS Bridge St., Drummoyne. NSW

OCCUPATION Butcher

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 3 Aug 1915

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Victoria Barracks, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE 3yrs Citizens Forces

NEXT OF KIN Father;- John Weir, Bridge St., Drummoyne/ Erina via Gosford/ Mother;- Susan Weir.

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’7” Weight-157lbs. Chest-37½”. Complexion-Ruddy. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown.

RELIGION R/C

EMBARKED 2 Nov 1915- Sydney per A14 “Euripides”

DISEMBARKED

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 24 Jul 1916-Pozieres, Shell Explosion, no visible wounds

DIED 25 Jul 1916- Pozieres, France

BURIED Warloi, In the vicinity of Pozieres, France

MEDALS 1914-15 Star-17709, British War Medal-20993, Victory Medal-20915. Memo-rial Plaque & Scroll-302895.

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS Wallet, field postcards, pencil/

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE Father, work address NSW State Abattoirs & Meat Works. Pyermont (15 May 1917) Mother, 1 Dec 1920/

Gosford Times 8

th September 1916

KILLED IN ACTION. On Friday Mr Jack Weir received a cable stating that his brother Stuart, had been killed in action on 23

rd July.

Deceased was a former resident of Gosford, when his parents were in business here, and was a fine young chap, popular with all that knew him. It is when we think of young Australians like Stuart Weir who have lost their lives in the fearful war, that we realize the terrible sacri-fice Australia is being called upon to make in its efforts to assist the mother country. We join with the commu-nity in extending sympathy to the bereaved parents and family in the loss of their brave soldier son and brother.

Gosford Times 15

th September 1916

IN MEMORIUM WEIR – Killed in action in France, July 26

th, 1916, Pri-

vate James Stuart Duncan Weir, second eldest son of Mr and mrs John Weir, of Homebush Crescent Homebush, late of Drummoyne and Gosford. Aged 21 years. Far away from those he loved, In a hero’s grave he lies; There is nothing left to answer, But his photo on the wall. Inserted by his loving father and mother, brothers and sisters, Homebush. IN MEMORIUM WEIR – In loving remembrance of our loving brother, Pri-vate James Stuart Duncan Weir, killed in action in France, July 26

th, 1916. Aged 21 years.

No one he loved was by his side, To hear his last faint sigh; Or whisper just one loving word, Before he closed his eyes. He bade no one his last good-bye, He waved his hand to none; His spirit flew before we knew That from us he had gone. Inserted by his brother Jack, and sister-in-law Amy, and family.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290















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