Weir, James Stuart Duncan

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Stuart Edmund Allen Weir, James Duncan

Service Service Number Number 1494 2867 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 25th July 1916 Gallipoli Peninsula Pozieres, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Weir, James Stuart Duncan

SERVICE NO

2867

UNIT

19th Battalion Reinfs/ 4th 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 ENLISTMENT

Victoria Barracks, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

3yrs Citizens Forces

NEXT OF KIN

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

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

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. Memorial 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 8th 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 sacrifice Australia is being called upon to make in its efforts to assist the mother country. We join with the community in extending sympathy to the bereaved parents and family in the loss of their brave soldier son and brother.

Gosford Times 15th September 1916 IN MEMORIUM WEIR – Killed in action in France, July 26th, 1916, Private 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, Private James Stuart Duncan Weir, killed in action in France, July 26th, 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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