Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Weir
Initials:   S.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  7042868
Notes:   CMP. VP. Northern Ireland. Enlisted in the Royal Irish Fusiliers, 29/8/41 transferred to CMP. 29/3/42 Died. He was born in Antrim and resided in Belfast. Name spelt Weik in Army Roll of Honour. CWGC gravestone laid on a family plot. No inscription on gravestone. Inscription on family gravestone: Lance Corporal Samuel Weir who died Sunday 29th March 1942, age 36. Casualty List 800, Home, Died. Samuel Weir, 29/3/1942.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 29th March 1942
Company: UNKNOWN
Cemetery: AHOGHILL (ST COLMANNELL) CHURCH OF IRELAND CHURCHYARD   UNITED KINGDOM
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