Moir, J. M. (1890 - 1915)

Second Lieutenant, 1st Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Buried at Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe

Commemorated at Hillhead High School

A son of the late Rev. John Moir, RD., Cairneyhill, Fife, Lieutenant Moir was twenty-six years of age when he fell leading his men in an attack on the German positions on the fatal 25th September, 1915.

After leaving School he entered Glasgow University, where he graduated in Arts in 1908. In the same year he entered the service of the Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society, and in 1912 gained the degree of F.F.A. He had rapid promotion, and in 1914 he was appointed
inspector of the Manchester Branch of the Society.

On the outbreak of the war he enlisted as a private in the Glasgow Highlanders, and went out with the battalion to France at the beginning of November, 1914. He served there till June, 1915, when he was given a commission in the 1st Black Watch. Lieutenant Moir was clearly marked out for a high place in his profession, and he was greatly beloved by all who knew him.