WEIR, Frederick William
| Service Number: | 136 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Machine Gun Section |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nhill, Victoria, Australia, 24 February 1888 |
| Home Town: | Nhill, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Poelcapelle British Cemetery Plot XXIV, Row C, Grave 16, Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 136, 38th Infantry Battalion, Machine Gun Section | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 136, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 136, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Fred Weir was the son of Robert and Louisa Weir of Nhill in Victoria, he was the second of their sons to die during the war as Fred’s brother 358 Pte. Arthur Joseph Weir 29th Battalion AIF, had been killed in action at Fromelles 19 July 1916, aged 27.
Fred served with the 38th Battalion and was severely wounded in the thigh on the 29 December 1916. He was evacuated to England and did not return to his unit for almost eight months. Shortly after he was killed in action near Passchendaele in Belgium. First reported missing, he was confirmed as killed in action about 6 months later. During 1924 his remains were discovered and reinterred in Belgium. His identity disc was returned to his family during October 1924, seven years after his death.
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