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John Muir (1898-1917)


Scotsman served in the 1st/6th DLI commemorated on the Arras Memorial


John Muir, the son of Hugh and Helen Muir, was born in Campbeltown, Argyllshire in 1898. He had three brothers and four sisters. He enlisted at Campbeltown and originally served in the Argyll Mountain Battery but transferred to the 1st/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry. He was killed at the Battle of Arras on 14 April 1917 and is commemorated on the Arras and Campbeltown Memorials and in the Durham Cathedral Book of Remembrance.

Birth date: 1898

Death date: 14-Apr-1917

Armed force/civilian: Army

Residence: Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland (UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919)

Family: Father: Hugh Muir
Mother: Helen Muir (nee Smith)
Siblings: Helen, Malcolm, Alexander, Agnes, Christina, James & Anne Muir

Military service:

Argyll Mountain Battery
Regimental no.: 394
Private
1st/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Regimental nos.: 4091 & 250564
Private

Medal(s): British War Medal
Victory Medal

Memorial(s): Arras Memorial, Bay 8
Campbeltown War Memorial
Durham Cathedral Book of Remembrance

Gender: Male

Contributed by John Edwards


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