Bill Weir | |
Fullname: | William Rich Weir |
Birth Date: | 23 August 1874 |
Birth Place: | Fitzroy North, Victoria |
Death Place: | Manly, New South Wales |
Originalteam: | Fitzroy Juniors |
Statsend: | 1898 |
Years1: | 1897–98 |
Games Goals1: | 16 (1) |
William Rich Weir (23 August 1874 – 8 July 1955) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
After football, he qualified as a pharmacist[2] and commenced work as a chemist in Williamstown. He later enlisted in the Australian Army to fight in the Boer War, and was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal.[3]