Harold Llewellyn Weir (1892 - 1917)

Born 1892 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 31 Oct 1917 at about age 25 in Belgium

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Biography

Harold Llewellyn Weir was born in 1892 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, son of Alexander Weir and Jane Park (Landells) Weir. ^[1]

He appears in the following census years -

• 1901 at 17 Algernon Terrace, Tynemouth, Northumberland where he was living with his grandparents. ^[2]
• 1911 at 12 Washington Terrace, North Shields, Northumberland where he was a clerk in an insurance office. ^[3]
  

  Second Lieutenant Harold Weir served in the British Army in World War I
  Service started:
  Unit(s): 4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
  Service ended: 31 Oct 1917

He was killed in action on 31 October 1917 in Belgium ^[4][5] and is commemorated at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Bergium.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 4 May 2022)
   Weir, Harold Llewellyn (Mother's maiden name: Landells).
   GRO Reference: 1892 Apr-May-Jun in Tynemouth Volume 10B Page 240.
2. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 4 May 2022)
   Harold L Weir (9), single nephew, in household of Alexander Landells (75). Born in England.
3. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 Census For England & Wales"
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 4 May 2022)
   Harold Weir (19), single son, Clerk insurance office, in household of Cane Weir (52). Born in North Shields.
4. ↑ Newspaper Article: "Article re deaths of Harold L Weir and Colin H Weir. 19 November 1917", Shields Daily News, 19 Nov 1917 Accessed: 4 May 2022, FindMyPast, Web: https://findmypast.co.uk/. (Page 4, Column 3, "Other Casualties").
5. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #3475412 (accessed 4 May 2022)
   Harold Llewellyn Weir probate on 10 Dec 1917 in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Died 31 Oct 1917 in Northumberland, England.
6. ↑ Memorial: "Commonwealth War Graves Commission," database with images
   (Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record : accessed 25 November 2022)
   Memorial page for Harold Llewellyn Weir Died: 31 October 1917;
   Regiment & Unit/Ship: 4th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers (United Kingdom); Additional Info: Son of Alexander and Jane Weir, of Denison House, Brighton Grove, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, Northumberland.
   citing Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-vlaanderen, Belgium. (Plot: XXI. AA. 13).
7. ↑ Memorial Inscription: "FindAGrave, database and images (https://findagrave.com)"
   Memorial page for Second Lieutenant Harold Llewellyn Weir (undefined-1917).
   Find A Grave: Memorial #10778385 (accessed 4 May 2022)
   Citing: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium.