Moir, Alastair Ian Taylor
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Alastair Ian Taylor |
Surname | Moir |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 25-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Dr. John Moir, M.A., M.B., Ch.B., M.O.H., and of Ethel Victoria Moir (Nee Ritchie), of Long Eaton, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax I |
Serial Number | L9571 |
Markings | GV-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 21E. Grave 7075. |
Epitaph | BELOVED ONLY SON OF DR. AND MRS. JOHN MOIR LONG EATON. "IN PROUD AND SWEET MEMORY" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 213 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 137208 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 1656 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
A very experienced pilot who had recently completed a tour with 76 Sqn |
G/C Leonard Cheshire VC was one of the first on the scene and remembers distinctly seeing F/O Moir walk away from the scene and was shaken to the core when told that in fact he died in the fuselage |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 25-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marston Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- check dual flight |
Reason for Loss | Port inner engine burst into flames while in the circuit to land. Clipped a vicarage and landed heavily |