Weitzmann, CG
(1884 - 1915)
Key Facts
DATE OF BIRTH:
17th February 1884
YEARS ATTENDED THE COLLEGE:
1896 - 1899
HOME ADDRESS WHEN AT THE COLLEGE:
4 Crescent Road, South Norwood
REGIMENT
4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
FINAL RANK:
2nd Lieutenant
DATE OF DEATH:
25th September 1915
AGE AT DEATH:
31
WHERE HE DIED (or was wounded)
Loos
LOCATION OF GRAVE OR MEMORIAL:
Fouquieres Churchyard Extension. I 38
2nd Lieutenant Cecil Gothet Weitzmann
Born 17th February, 1884, Cecil was the third of three brothers to attend the College, having been preceded by his elder brothers Hubert & George. He went to South America soon after leaving School, where he joined the Electric Railways & Light Company, based in Para, Brazil.
The outbreak of war in 1914 saw Cecil return back to England, and on arrival he enlisted in the 3rd County of London Yeomanry. In March, 1915, he obtained a commission in the Special Reserve of the South Staffordshire Regiment and proceeded to France that June, attached to the 1st Battalion. He was killed in action at Loos on 25th September, 1915.
