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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
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
(© Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013)
Further information on this soldier may be found online at:
Commonwealth War Graves
The AIF project
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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
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8380290