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{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Dashwood Fowler Moir''', (16 August, 1880 – 8 August, 1942) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Dashwood Fowler Moir''', D.S.O., R.N. (16 August, 1880 – 8 August, 1942) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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In February, 1902, Moir was "favourably mentioned in connection with the expedition up the Niger River."<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 26 June, 1902.<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 26 June, 1902.<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>
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In early 1907, he received his first command, that of {{UK-TB7}}.  He damaged her propellor and it was determined that he had shown a "want of judgment".  He was told to be more cautious in future.  Greater misfortune followed when a dinghy capsized in the Firth of Forth and an Able Bodied seaman lost his life.  Moir was found to have "failed in his duty in not making known to officers under his command certain local orders as to the use of boats from torpedo craft in the Firth of Forth."  In 1908 Fleet Exercises, Moir failed to make a rendezvous because he failed to carefully read the signal giving position.<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>
  
 
Moir was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 26 June, 1910.<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>
 
Moir was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 26 June, 1910.<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of {{UK-Ariel|f=t}} in January 1912.  A very favourable inspection of her declared her "a model of cleanliness of gd order."<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>
  
 
Moir was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1914.<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>
 
Moir was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1914.<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>
  
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He had been appointed in command of {{UK-Ariel|f=t}} in January 1912 and would command her at the [[Battle of Dogger Bank]] and the [[Battle of Heligoland Bight]].  He remained with ''Ariel'' until October 1914, when he took command of {{UK-Goshawk|f=t}}.
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Moir would command ''Ariel'' at the [[Battle of Dogger Bank]] and the [[Battle of Heligoland Bight]].  He remained with ''Ariel'' until October 1914, when he took command of {{UK-Goshawk|f=t}}.
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He commanded ''Goshawk'' at the [[Battle of Jutland]]{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}} and commanded a division of the {{UK-DF|1}}.<ref>"Naval And Military."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Feb 24, 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44514.</ref>
  
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He commanded ''Goshawk'' at the [[Battle of Jutland]],{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}} operating as part of the {{UK-DF|1}}.
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He commanded {{UK-Vimiera}} between 1917 and March, 1918 and led a division of destroyers before being given charge of {{UK-Valhalla}} on 16 July, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 923}} He was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] in March 1918.<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>
  
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He commanded {{UK-Vimiera}} between 1917 and March, 1918 and led a division of destroyers before being given charge of {{UK-Valhalla}} on 16 July, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 923}}
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Their Lordships determined that a collision between {{UK-Conqueror}} and {{UK-Wrestler}} on 30 October, 1918 showed a lack of care in handling the Flotilla, although Moir was considered only partly to blame.<ref>Moir Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>
  
 
==Post-War==
 
==Post-War==
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On 21 December, 1920, he commanded the {{UK-Bruce|f=t}} as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|4}}.  At some point in 1921, he moved his pennant to {{UK-Mackay|f=t}}, hauling it down on 15 January, 1923.<ref>[http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersM4.html UnitHistories.com]</ref>
 
On 21 December, 1920, he commanded the {{UK-Bruce|f=t}} as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|4}}.  At some point in 1921, he moved his pennant to {{UK-Mackay|f=t}}, hauling it down on 15 January, 1923.<ref>[http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersM4.html UnitHistories.com]</ref>
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In 1925-26, he served as Flag Captain at Malta Dockyard.<ref>"Naval And Military."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Feb 24, 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44514.</ref>
  
 
Moir was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 July, 1931 and placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>
 
Moir was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 July, 1931 and placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>
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==World War II==
 
==World War II==
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Moir incurred Their Lordships' "severe displeasure" and was not to receive further employment as commodore of convoys.
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In 1940, Moir incurred Their Lordships' "severe displeasure" and was not to receive further employment as commodore of convoys. A period of illness followed in April, 1941 and it was not until September that he was again found to be fit.  He was returned, then, to the Liverpool Convoy Pool to serve in the rank of {{Com2RNR}}.<ref>Moir Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/232.|D7603484}} f. 236.</ref>
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Moir was killed when, as Commodore of Convoy SC-94 traveling from Sydney to Britian, his ship ''Trehata'' was torpedoed southeast of Cape Farewell.<ref>[http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersM4.html UnitHistories.com].</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Ewen Cameron|John E. Cameron]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Glorious (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Glorious'']]'''<br>Aug, 1929{{MackieRNW}} &ndash; ''c''. Apr, 1931<ref>Kennedy assumed command next, undated.  Kennedy-Purvis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|D7604157}} f. 31.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Edward Kennedy-Purvis|Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 15:47, 7 April 2022

Vice-Admiral (retired) Dashwood Fowler Moir, D.S.O., R.N. (16 August, 1880 – 8 August, 1942) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

In February, 1902, Moir was "favourably mentioned in connection with the expedition up the Niger River."[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 June, 1902.[2]

In early 1907, he received his first command, that of T.B. 7. He damaged her propellor and it was determined that he had shown a "want of judgment". He was told to be more cautious in future. Greater misfortune followed when a dinghy capsized in the Firth of Forth and an Able Bodied seaman lost his life. Moir was found to have "failed in his duty in not making known to officers under his command certain local orders as to the use of boats from torpedo craft in the Firth of Forth." In 1908 Fleet Exercises, Moir failed to make a rendezvous because he failed to carefully read the signal giving position.[3]

Moir was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 26 June, 1910.[4]

He was appointed in command of destroyer Ariel in January 1912. A very favourable inspection of her declared her "a model of cleanliness of gd order."[5]

Moir was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1914.[6]

Moir would command Ariel at the Battle of Dogger Bank and the Battle of Heligoland Bight. He remained with Ariel until October 1914, when he took command of destroyer Goshawk.

He commanded Goshawk at the Battle of Jutland[7] and commanded a division of the First Destroyer Flotilla.[8]

He commanded Vimiera between 1917 and March, 1918 and led a division of destroyers before being given charge of Valhalla on 16 July, 1918.[9] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in March 1918.[10]

Their Lordships determined that a collision between Conqueror and Wrestler on 30 October, 1918 showed a lack of care in handling the Flotilla, although Moir was considered only partly to blame.[11]

Post-War

He left Valhalla in January of 1919 and was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1919,[12] a rank which afforded him command opportunities in flotilla command.

On 21 December, 1920, he commanded the flotilla leader Bruce as Captain (D) of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla. At some point in 1921, he moved his pennant to flotilla leader Mackay, hauling it down on 15 January, 1923.[13]

In 1925-26, he served as Flag Captain at Malta Dockyard.[14]

Moir was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 July, 1931 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[15]

Moir was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 January, 1936.[16]

World War II

In 1940, Moir incurred Their Lordships' "severe displeasure" and was not to receive further employment as commodore of convoys. A period of illness followed in April, 1941 and it was not until September that he was again found to be fit. He was returned, then, to the Liverpool Convoy Pool to serve in the rank of Commodore, Second Class R.N.R..[17]

Moir was killed when, as Commodore of Convoy SC-94 traveling from Sydney to Britian, his ship Trehata was torpedoed southeast of Cape Farewell.[18]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 7
11 Feb, 1907[19][20] – 15 May, 1909[21] 		Succeeded by
Owen C. Hare
Preceded by
Norman H. Carter 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 117
15 May, 1909[22][23] – 2 Nov, 1910[24] 		Succeeded by
Tom D. Greener
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Ariel
9 Jan, 1912[25][26] – 9 Oct, 1914[27] 		Succeeded by
James V. Creagh
Preceded by
Herbert Meade 		Captain of H.M.S. Goshawk
9 Oct, 1914[28][29] – May, 1916[30] 		Succeeded by
George H. Knowles
Preceded by
George H. Knowles 		Captain of H.M.S. Paladin
May, 1916[31] – 4 Sep, 1917[32] 		Succeeded by
David V. F. Erskine
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Vimiera
4 Sep, 1917[33][34] – 16 Jul, 1918[35] 		Succeeded by
Aubrey T. Tillard
Preceded by
Theodore E. J. Bigg 		Captain of H.M.S. Valhalla
16 Jul, 1918[36][37] – 6 May, 1919[38] 		Succeeded by
Reginald T. Amedroz
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Mackay
6 May, 1919[39] – 7 Jul, 1919[40] 		Succeeded by
Aubrey T. Tillard
Preceded by
Rowland H. Bather 		Captain of H.M.S. Bruce
21 Dec, 1920[41][42] – 6 Jul, 1921[43] 		Succeeded by
Arthur G. Tippet
Preceded by
Arthur E. Wood 		Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla
21 Dec, 1920[44] – 15 Jan, 1923[45] 		Succeeded by
Sidney R. Bailey
Preceded by
Hugh D. Colville 		Captain of H.M.S. Mackay
6 Jul, 1921[46] – 15 Jan, 1923[47] 		Succeeded by
Sidney R. Bailey
Preceded by
Humphrey T. Walwyn 		Captain of H.M.S. Stuart
20 Oct, 1923[48][49] – Nov, 1924[50] 		Succeeded by
Eric G. Robinson
Preceded by
John C. Hodgson 		Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla
20 Oct, 1923[51][52] – Jan, 1925[53] 		Succeeded by
Charles G. Ramsey
Preceded by
Hubert S. Monroe 		Captain of H.M.S. Egmont
15 Jan, 1925[54] – Dec, 1926 		Succeeded by
Edward O. B. S. Seymour Osborne
Preceded by
Frederick C. Fisher 		Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard
26 Mar, 1927[55] – c. Apr, 1929[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Benjamin Wingate Barrow
Preceded by
John E. Cameron 		Captain of H.M.S. Glorious
Aug, 1929[56] – Apr, 1931[57] 		Succeeded by
Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  2. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  3. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  4. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  5. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  6. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  7. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  8. ↑ "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Feb 24, 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44514.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 923.
  10. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  11. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  12. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  13. ↑ UnitHistories.com
  14. ↑ "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Feb 24, 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44514.
  15. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  16. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  17. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  18. ↑ UnitHistories.com.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 399.
  20. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  21. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 400.
  23. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  24. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 277.
  26. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  27. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394j.
  29. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  30. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396j.
  32. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398z.
  34. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  35. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 923.
  37. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  38. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  39. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  40. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  41. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  42. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). pp. 736-7.
  43. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  44. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  45. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  46. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  47. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  48. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 272.
  49. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  50. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  51. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 272.
  52. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  53. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  54. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 236.
  55. ↑ "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Feb 24, 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44514.
  56. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.
  57. ↑ Moir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232. f. 236.

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