| Surname: | Weir |
| Initials: | S |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 7042868 |
| Notes: | CMP. Enlisted in the Royal Irish Fusiliers, 29/8/41 transferred to CMP. VP. Northern Ireland. 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 800/32, Home, Died. 29/3/42. 5/10/49 He was awarded the War Medal. Address:- Mrs E Weir, 53 Glenariff Crescent, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. Samuel Weir. Extract from the Ballymena Observer - Friday 26 March 1943. ROLL OF HONOUR. WEIR - In loving memory of our dear son L/Cpl Samuel Weir, CMP. VP, who died March 29, 1942. Two of his brothers, David and Hugh, made the supreme sacrifice in the last war. Ever remembered by their father, mother and brothers - two on active service. - Straid, Gracehill. |
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| Date of Death: | March 29, 1942 |
| Company: | UNKNOWN |
| CWGC Link: | 2930802 |
| Cemetery: | AHOGHILL (ST COLMANNELL) CHURCH OF IRELAND CHURCHYARD, UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 |
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