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Lt. Graham Weir
British Army 1/8th Bn. Royal Scots
(d.16th November 1916)
Robert Weir died on the 16th of November 1916, aged 29 he was serving with the 1/8th Btn. Royal Scots. He had been commissioned as Lieutenant to the 8th Royal Scots on 30th of January 1915. Son of William and Jane Weir of Roselea, Oxton, Berwickshire.
Extract from the Falkirk Herald: Lieut. Robert Weir. Former Falkirk Teacher Killed in Action. On Tuesday last the sad intelligence reached Falkirk that Lieutenant Robert Weir, Royal Scots, had fallen action in France on Thursday 16th inst. Lieutenant Weir was well known in Falkirk, having been an assistant master in Carmuirs School from 1907 to 1910, leaving Falkirk he was for brief period assistant teacher in Dalkeith Higher Grade School, when he was appointed headmaster of Channelkirk Public School, Berwickshire. On the outbreak of war he joined the Royal Scots, and was drafted to France in October, 1914, taking part many important engagements, and in one which he was wounded. He was about 30 years age, and was the second son of Mr Weir, formerly headmaster of Heriot Public School. He was commanding 3 Platoon of D Company and was killed by a shell hitting his dugout.
Extract from War Diary November 1916: 16 Nov 1916 - 2nd Lieutenant H.E.R Jones and 2nd Lieutenant J.C. Taylor joined the Battalion on 14th Inst. and were posted to D and C companies respectively. Draft of 10 other ranks joined from the base. 3 platoon of D company under Lieutenant R Weir went up after dinner to dugouts in Seaforth trench where they were to remain overnight, they were under the 134 Infantry Brigade for work owing to the failure of the attack on Munich trench, no work was possible. Lieutenant Weir was killed by a shell striking the dugout in which he was sheltering in Beaumont-Hamel hostile barrage.
Night 17th/18th Nov 1916. It was found impossible to move Lieutenant Weir's body to a cemetery, he was accordingly left where he was buried at Q11.a.70.75 - L Beaumont-Hamel. A cross was erected and the grave railed in,
