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William Porter Moir

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William Moir (photo courtesy of William's grandson)

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 17.01.1916
  • Place of enlistment: Toronto, Ontario.
  • Service no: 799283
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
  • Unit/Ship: 19th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 35
  • Date of Death: 07.08.1917
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Fosse No10 Communal Cemetery Extension
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: II.D.19.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 22.09.1882
  • Place of Birth: Forfar
  • Address:
  • Occupation: Shipper
  • Mother:

    Charlotte Moir

  • Father:

    David Moir

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Isabella Lee Moir, 20 Constable St, Dundee

  • Children:

    3 Children

More about William Porter Moir

William was the son of David and Charlotte Moir of Forfar.

For more information on William visit William’s Memorial and William’s Service Record and Circumstances of Death Register

There are also references to William in the local Dundee Newspapers available in Dundee central Library

Courier 19/09/1917 page 3, and Peoples Journal 22/09/1917 page 3.

Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson

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