Ronald William Moir, RN

Born  20 Sep 1902


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Ranks

15 May 1923 A/S.Lt.
15 Dec 1923 S.Lt.
15 Nov 1925 Lt.
15 Nov 1933 Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1939 Cdr.

Decorations

11 Oct 1940 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for Ronald William Moir, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Odin (N 84)Lt.Cdr.Submarine24 Aug 19396 Jan 1940
HMS Fleetwood (L 47 / U 47)Cdr.Sloop4 Aug 1940Mid 1941

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Odin (N 84)


2 Sep 1939
HMS Odin (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) departed Singapore for Penang. (1)

3 Sep 1939
HMS Odin (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) arrived at Penang. (1)

7 Sep 1939
HMS Odin (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) conducted exercises off Penang. (1)

9 Sep 1939
HMS Odin (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) departed Penang for Singapore. (1)

10 Sep 1939
HMS Odin (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) arrived at Singapore. (1)

20 Sep 1939
HMS Odin (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) conducted exercises off Penang together with HMS Leith (Cdr. G.R. Waymouth, RN). (1)

29 Sep 1939
HMS Odin (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) departed Singapore for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Sunda Strait.

For the daily positions of HMS Odin during this war patrol see the map below.

(1)

19 Oct 1939
HMS Odin (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) ended her 1st war patrol at Singapore. (2)

24 Oct 1939
HMS Odin (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) departed Singapore for Colombo.

For the daily position of HMS Odin during the passage from Singapore to Colombo see the map below.

(2)

30 Oct 1939
HMS Odin (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) arrived at Colombo. (2)

7 Nov 1939
HMS Odin (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) departed Colombo for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Malidives.

For the daily positions of HMS Odin during this war patrol see the map below.

(3)

22 Nov 1939
HMS Odin (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) ended her 2nd war patrol at Colombo. (3)

28 Nov 1939
HMS Odin (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) departed Colombo for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Chagos Archipelago.

For the daily positions of HMS Odin during this war patrol see the map below.

(3)

25 Dec 1939
HMS Odin (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) ended her 3rd war patrol at Colombo. (4)

5 Jan 1940
HMS Odin (Cdr. R.W. Moir, RN) is docked at Colombo for a short refit. (5)

Sources

  1. ADM 173/15814
  2. ADM 173/15815
  3. ADM 173/15816
  4. ADM 173/15817
  5. ADM 173/16351

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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