Stanley Price Weir

Stanley Price Weir DSO, VD, JP
Colonel Stanley Price Weir
Born	(1866-04-23)23 April 1866 Norwood, Province of South Australia, British Empire
Died	14 November 1944(1944-11-14) (aged 78) St Peters, South Australia, Australia
Buried	West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1885–1921
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	10th Infantry Regiment (1908–12) 19th Infantry Brigade (1913–14) 10th Battalion, AIF (1914–16) 20th Infantry Brigade, AMF (1918–21)
Battles / wars	World War I Gallipoli Campaign Western Front Battle of Pozières Battle of Mouquet Farm
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Volunteer Officers' Decoration Mentioned in Despatches Order of St. Anne, 2nd Class with Swords (Russia)
Spouse(s)	Rosa Wadham ​ ​ (m. 1890; died 1923)​ Lydia Maria Schrapel ​ ​ (m. 1926)​
Other work	Public Service Commissioner

Brigadier General Stanley Price Weir, DSO, VD, JP (23 April 1866 – 14 November 1944) was an Australian public servant and Army officer. During World War I, he commanded the 10th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during the landing at Anzac Cove and the subsequent Gallipoli Campaign, and during the Battles of Pozières and Mouquet Farm in France.

Weir returned to Australia at his own request in late 1916 at the age of 50, and in 1917 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and was mentioned in despatches for his performance at Pozières and Mouquet Farm. He went on to become the first South Australian Public Service Commissioner. He was given an honorary promotion to brigadier general on his retirement from the Australian Military Forces in 1921. Weir was retired as public service commissioner in 1931. In retirement he contributed to various benevolent and charitable organisations, and died in 1944.