William James Alexander Weir

Name:

Attestation Paper

Country:

Australia

Rank:

Lieutenant

Service:

Australian Flying Corps

Unit:

1 (AFC)

Victories:

Born:

04 April 1891

Place of Birth:

Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia

Died:

Place of Death:

The son of Alexander and Sarah Weir, William James Alexander Weir, a plantation overseer, served in the Fiji Rifles for 10 months before he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 24 September 1914. In 1918, he scored six victories as a Brisfit pilot with 1 Squadron (AFC).

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Lieut. Carrick Stewart Paul (Australian F.C.). (EGYPT)
Lieut. William James Alexander Weir (Australian L.H. and Australian F.C.). (EGYPT)
Lieutenant Paul is a gallant and skilful Pilot, who has been very ably assisted by his Observer, Lieutenant Weir. These officers have shown great initiative in attacking ground objectives on numerous occasions, notably on 14th August, when, in face of intense hostile fire, they, at a very low altitude, attacked bodies of enemy cavalry, causing heavy casualties. They have also displayed great courage and skill in air combats, having destroyed four enemy aircraft.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 8 February 1919 (31170/2044)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	23 May 1918	0700	1 (AFC)	Bristol Fighter (C4627) ¹	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Nablus
2	23 May 1918	0715	1 (AFC)	Bristol Fighter (C4627) ¹	Albatros D.V (FTL/DES)	Nablus
3	29 May 1918	0815	1 (AFC)	Bristol Fighter (B1280) ¹	Two-seater (DES) ²	Nablus
4	13 Jun 1918	0430	1 (AFC)	Bristol Fighter (C4627) ¹	Rumpler C (DES)	N of Nablus
5	28 Jul 1918	1200	1 (AFC)	Bristol Fighter (C4627) ¹	Rumpler C (FTL/DES) ³	N of Wadi Farah
6	16 Aug 1918	0830	1 (AFC)	Bristol Fighter (C4627) ¹	Rumpler C (DES)	Kefr Kaddum

1	Pilot Lt Carrick Paul
2	Shared with Lt George Peters & Lt James Traill
3	Shared with Capt Allan Brown & Lt Garfield Finlay