Private Weir News Today

A move to bring back the remains of Private Robert Weir, who died fighting in Sudan in 1885, is facing uncertainty and the soldier's great-nephew has given up hope of bringing his ancestor home.

The lonely grave of an unremembered Anzac: we need to live up to ‘lest we forget’ We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss The lonely grave of an unremembered Anzac: we need to live up to ‘lest we forget’ By Bruce Scates Save Normal text size Advertisement No one will remember Fred Weir this Anzac Day. One of the legion of men who died years after the war ended, his name does not gleam in gold in the cloisters of the Australian...