MOIR – J.H.
| Born: Rank: CAPT./LIEUT. Regiment: NEW SOUTH WALES MOUNTED RIFLES GPS: S27°47.760 E28°26.005 |
Reason for death: KILLED IA Place of death: REITZ – O.R.C. Date of death: 1901/06/06 Memorial: REITZ CEMETERY – FREE STATE |
Note:
THE ENTRY GATE TO THE REITZ CEMETERY IS LOCATED AT S27°47.744 E28°25.973. CAPT. MOIR WAS KILLED AT GRASPAN, 7 MILES EAST OF REITZ, WHERE A WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S LAGER ACCOMPANIED BY A NUMBER OF NON-COMBATANT MEN, WHICH HAD BEEN CAPTURED BY THE BRITISH, WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RESCUE ATTEMPT BY THE BOERS UNDER DE WET AND DE LA REY. THE REV J.D.KESTELL AND HIS SON HAD ALSO BEEN WITH THE CAPTURED WOMEN, BUT MANAGED TO ESCAPE AFTER THE BOERS HAD RETREATED.
