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As a {{CommRN}}, Moir was appointed in command of the {{UK-Dido|f=t}}, then serving as depot ship in the {{UK-DF|3}}, on 16 January, 1914; he would remain in this position through the end of the war.<ref>''The Navy List'' (February, 1919).  p. 776.</ref>
As a {{CommRN}}, Moir was appointed in command of the {{UK-Dido|f=t}}, then serving as depot ship in the {{UK-DF|3}}, on 16 January, 1914; he would remain in this position through the end of the war.{{NLFeb19|p. 776}}


Moir was promoted the the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1915.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1918).  p. 131.</ref>
Moir was promoted the the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1915.{{NLOct18|p. 131}}


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 19:24, 13 November 2014

William Mitchell Moir ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

As a Commander, Moir was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Dido, then serving as depot ship in the Third Destroyer Flotilla, on 16 January, 1914; he would remain in this position through the end of the war.[1]

Moir was promoted the the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1915.[2]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles D. Johnson
Captain of H.M.S. Dido
16 Jan, 1914[3]
Succeeded by
Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 776.
  2. The Navy List. (October, 1918). p. 131.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 776.