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ALEXADER DALE MUIR *Now commemorated*

 
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PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 1:09 pm    Post subject: ALEXADER DALE MUIR *Now commemorated* Reply with quote

Commemorated on the Perth Academy War Memorial, United Presbyterian W.M. (Former), Methven & Harvard University W.M., U.S.A.

Lieut. 1/6th Black Watch, died 12th April, 1917 at Hillside Hospital, Perth (phthisis)



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PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:13 pm    Post subject: ALEXADER DALE MUIR Reply with quote

Mark

Do you have the D Cert details? He will not be a problem if he was serving at his death.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:00 pm    Post subject: Lieut. Alexander Dale Muir 1st/6th Black Watch Reply with quote

Lieut. Alexander Dale Muir 1st/6th Black Watch has been forwarded as a case, on Mark's behalf, to CWGC / MOD as an in service death Non Comm. His details are now in the system.
Alexander was the son of Rev George and Margaret Muir of The Manse, Bradwardine, Manitoba. His father had been sometime FC minister at Methven.

I have now established he is buried at Jeanfield Cemetery in Perth and has no headstone. CWGC will wish to rectify this.

His brother George also fell serving with the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion. C.E.F.

Will update when further details available.


Well done Mark in finding him.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:23 pm    Post subject: Lt. Alexander Dale Muir, Black Watch Reply with quote

The name of Lt. Alexander Dale Muir was added to the CWGC Debt of Honour register today - Armistice Day

Name: MUIR, ALEXANDER DALE
Initials: A D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 6th Bn.
Age: 30
Date of Death: 12/04/1917
Additional information: Son of George and Margaret Love Muir.
N.B.: Recent research has shown that Second Lieutenant Muir is buried here.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Parochial 2, Section E Lair 11
Cemetery: PERTH (WELLSHILL) CEMETERY

Well done Mark.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well done to all concerned. He will not be forgotten.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thats brilliant. I am really pleased. Thanks Jim.

rgds.,
Mark
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well done!
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:24 am    Post subject: Re: ALEXADER DALE MUIR Reply with quote

Well done to all concerned. Looking over one of the posts above one bit caught my eye.


dhubthaigh wrote:
Commemorated on the Perth Academy War Memorial, United Presbyterian W.M. (Former), Methven & Harvard University W.M., U.S.A.


You can see him listed here

http://www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu/

Under 'Graduate School of Arts and Sciences'

Was he in the USA at the outbreak of war?

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just found this absolutely superb, believe me.

http://www.archive.org/stream/memoirsofharvard02howe#page/6/mode/2up/search/muir
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:32 pm    Post subject: Lieut. Alexander Dale Muir 1st/6th Black Watch Reply with quote

The name of Lieut. Alexander Dale Muir has now been added to the The Scottish National War Memorial Rolls of Honour


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:35 pm    Post subject: Lt A D Muir , 6th Bn Black Watch Reply with quote

Congratulations to Mark and all concerned in the research and documentation required .

This Black Watch soldier can now rest in peace having been identified and hopefully the CWGC headstone is erected and maybe present day family can be traced so they are aware !

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:49 pm    Post subject: Lt A D Muir 6th BW Reply with quote

Officers of the Black Watch - green book : Page 89

MUIR, A.D., (TF), 6th Perthshire Bn , Joined as 2/ Lieut 15 jan 1915 , Lieut 1 Aug 1916


History of the Black Watch in the Great War edited by Major General A G Wauchope Vol 2

6th Bn :

Officers of the 6th Bn page 212

MUIR , A. D., 2nd Lieut , Joined 15th January 1915 , promoted Lieut 1 August 1916, to UK 11 Feb 1917


No further details in that publication of Lt A D Muir and nothing in the page covering 11 Februrary 1917...


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:40 pm    Post subject: Lieut. Alexander Dale Muir 1st/6th Black Watch Reply with quote

A CWGC headstone was erected over the grave of Lt. Muir on 27th September.




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