Lillian Jane Weir, Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Item
Title
Lillian Jane Weir, Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Who?
Lillian (Lily) Jane Weir. Worker, Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps.
Item(s)
1. Certificate from the War Office of the mention in a Despatch of Miss L. J. Weir; date of despatch is 16th March 1919. 1 image.
2. Reference to Lily J. Weir in the National Archives medal Index 1 image.
3. Sheet containing information about the British War and Victory Medals awarded to Lily Jane Weir. 1 image.
4. Medal card relating to Lily J. Weir – the National Archives. 1 image.
5. Information from Forces War Records concerning Miss L. J. Weir. 1 image.
6. Extract from Aberdeen Journal – Friday 29 August 1919 concerning Miss L. J. Weir. 1 image.
2. Reference to Lily J. Weir in the National Archives medal Index 1 image.
3. Sheet containing information about the British War and Victory Medals awarded to Lily Jane Weir. 1 image.
4. Medal card relating to Lily J. Weir – the National Archives. 1 image.
5. Information from Forces War Records concerning Miss L. J. Weir. 1 image.
6. Extract from Aberdeen Journal – Friday 29 August 1919 concerning Miss L. J. Weir. 1 image.
Story
Lillian (Lily) Jane Weir was my great aunt. She served in Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps with service number 20002. She was mentioned in a Despatch from Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig dated 16th March 1919. There is a short article in the Aberdeen Journal – Friday 29 August 1919 about the mention in despatch. It says that she was a telegraphist and had been on service since 1917 at Abbeville, Boulogne and Calais. Previously she had been a telegraphist at Peterhead Post Office. She never married and died in the early 1920s.
When?
1917-1919; 16/03/1919.
Where?
Abbeville, France. Boulogne, France. Calais, France.
Contributor
Mr and Mrs Bleakley
Collection Day
27/02/2019, Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen.
This item was submitted on May 7, 2019