Moir, E.
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Soldier is wounded in right arm
Mr. and Mrs. David Moir, town, have been advised by the Department of Records (Army), that their son, Pte. Ederick Moir, has been severely wounded in action.First intimation of this fact was received on March 6, and has since been followed by details of the injuries he sustained, which reveal that he is suffering from a bullet wound to the radial nerve of his right arm.
A twin brother of Pte. Moir’s was reported killed in action at Hong Kong, following long months of anxiety after the colony fell.
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- Newspaper
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- Genealogical Resource
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- Death
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- Edrick Moir of Lindsay enlisted with the artillery in Peterboro in the spring of 1943. After preliminary training in Canada he went overseas in the summer of the same year, 1943. Shortly after arriving overseas he transferred to the Stormont and Glengarry Highlanders. With this unit he saw action in the battles in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. During the last campaign Gnr. Moir suffered a wound in the right arm which is at present receiving hospital treatment (June 1945).
- Publisher
- Lindsay Post
- Date of Publication
- 14 Mar 1945
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Edrick Moir ; Andrew Moir ; Andrew Muir Moir
- Collection
- World War II Service Files
- Language of Item
- English
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 44.3500279360196 Longitude: -78.7410353730774
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