Rifleman R/6617 James WEIR

Rifleman R/6617 James Weir{gallery}Rfn J Weir{/gallery}9th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corp
Died in France and Flanders, 16th June 1915, aged 25

• Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel ref: Panel 51 and 53
  
• Awarded 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals.
  
• Husband of Annie Weir [later James]
  
• NNWFHS Memorial: Wilnecote
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Rfn Weir
• NNWFHS Wilnecote War Memorial Page
• Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
• King’s Royal Rifle Corps

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born 1890 in Tamworth
  
• Enlisted 14th September 1914
• Employed as a miner at Hall End Colliery
  
• Lived at 3 Fenn Street, Belgrave [1911] and later 366 Wilnecote Lane and Turf Terrace, Hockley, Wilnecote