Dashwood Fowler Moir
Vice-Admiral Dashwood Fowler Moir, (16 August, 1880 – 8 August, 1942) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 June, 1902.[1]
Moir was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1914.[2]
He was appointed in command of destroyer Ariel in January 1912, commanding her at the Battle of Dogger Bank and the Battle of Heligoland Bight.[3] He remained with Ariel until October 1914, when he took command of destroyer Goshawk.[4]
He commanded Goshawk at the Battle of Jutland,[5] operating as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla.
He commanded Vimiera between 1917 and March, 1918 and led a division of destroyers before being given charge of Valhalla on 16 July, 1918.[6]
He left Valhalla in January of 1919 and was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1919,[7] 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.[8]
See Also
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/45/232
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry L. Hitchins |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 117 15 May, 1909[9] |
Succeeded by Tom D. Greener |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Ariel 9 Jan, 1912[10] |
Succeeded by James V. Creagh |
| Preceded by Herbert Meade |
Captain of H.M.S. Goshawk 9 Oct, 1914[11] |
Succeeded by George H. Knowles |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Paladin May, 1916[12] |
Succeeded by David V. F. Erskine |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Vimiera 4 Sep, 1917[13] – Mar, 1918[14] |
Succeeded by Aubrey T. Tillard |
| Preceded by Theodore E. J. Bigg |
Captain of H.M.S. Valhalla 16 Jul, 1918[15] |
Succeeded by Cosmo M. Graham |
| Preceded by John C. Hodgson |
Captain of H.M.S. Bruce 21 Dec, 1920[16] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Hugh D. Colville |
Captain of H.M.S. Mackay 1921[17] |
Succeeded by Sidney R. Bailey |
| Preceded by Alfred A. Ellison |
Captain of H.M.S. Glorious Aug, 1929[18] |
Succeeded by Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis |
Footnotes
- ↑ UnitHistories.com
- ↑ UnitHistories.com
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- ↑ UnitHistories.com
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 923.
- ↑ UnitHistories.com
- ↑ UnitHistories.com
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398z.
- ↑ UnitHistories.com
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 923.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). pp. 736-7.
- ↑ UnitHistories.com
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
