Weir, William Robertson 48485 (1883 - 1917)

Private, 13th Bn. Royal Scots

Buried at White House Cemetery, St. Jean-le-Ypres

Commemorated at City of Glasgow Roll of Honour at Glasgow City Chambers

William Robertson Weir was born in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute in 1883. He worked for The Royal Bank of Scotland at its Glasgow Calton and Bridgeton branch.

In July 1916 Weir left the bank to go on military service, becoming a Private in the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). He was killed in Belgium on 22 August 1917. He was 34 years old.

Reproduced from RBS Remembers: www.rbsremembers.com