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Captain Patrick Weir with his sons. [PRG 280/1/15/76] • Photograph

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Summary

Composite image of Captain Patrick Weir, Harbour Master at Port Adelaide standing with four young men, two in naval and two in army uniform, next to a flagstaff where they are about to raise the flag. (The garden they are standing in outside a house is possibly their home at Birkenhead.) It was assumed that these were Captain Weir's four sons, but additional information suggests that the soldier on the right is actually Captain Weir's nephew, Ellis Weir. This is supported by a contemporary postcard which reads 'Sir / My cousin Ellis Weir enlisted from South Australia in 1916. We saw in the dailies on Tuesday that he has been wounded. His father, his next of kin, is in Leeds England. We - my father, who is his uncle, and family - are his only relatives in Australia. His home has been with us, and we feel anxious about him'. (Signature has been removed.) The daughter of Felix Christie, (one of the sons) believes that the photograph was taken at the family home in Albert Street, Semaphore and that the added figure on the left hand is Alex. Ales served in the Navy in World War One and was an engineer - lieutenant in WW2. The other son in navy clothes is Felix. He did not go away to war but he might have been in the Naval reserve. The two soldiers are Patrick and a cousin who lived with the family name Ellis.

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Physical description

14.5 x 19.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1917

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Weir, Patrick, 1855-1932
Soldiers -- South Australia
Sailors -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide

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Historical information

Captain Weir and his wife Helen (nee Christie) were previously believed to have had six children, Patrick, Mary, Isobel, Alexander, William and Felix. Captain Weir's eldest son Private Patrick Weir was killed in action in 1918. The daughter of Felix Christie has stated that Captain Weir had three sons, Patrick, Alexander and Felix Christie.

Digitisation information

Date

07/09/2001

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,998 x 2,195 pixels (6.6 MP)

Size

6.59 MB

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