| Surname | Moir | |||
| First Name(s) | Howard Lowndes | |||
| Place of Birth | Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester | |||
| Club(s) | Stockport County | |||
| Service | British Army | |||
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel* | |||
| Service Number | - | |||
| Previous Service Number(s) | - | |||
| Regiment or Corps | Cheshire Regiment | |||
| Unit(s) | 1/7th Battalion | |||
| Previous Regiment(s) or Corps | Cheshire Regiment** Mounted Infantry*** 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Cyclist Company | |||
| Unit(s) | 5th Volunteer Battalion** 2nd Battalion** 8th Battalion*** | |||
| Type of Casualty (If applicable) | - | |||
| Theatre of War (If applicable) | - | |||
| Date of Death (If applicable) | - | |||
| Place of Death (If applicable) | - | |||
| Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable) | - | |||
| Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable) | - | |||
| Awards and Decorations | Distinguished Service Order Bar to Distinguished Service Order Croix de Guerre | |||
| Citation(s) | Distinguished Service Order: Maj. (A./Lt.-Col.) Howard Lawndes Moir, Ches. R. "For great gallantry and skill in handling his battalion under the most trying circumstances. On one occasion, although wounded in the side, he remained in command and was continuously under heavy fire, encouraging his men and supervising, their movements. Later, he contributed largely to the success of operations by his courageous leadership." (The London Gazette, Supplement 30997, 5 November 1918.) Bar to Distinguished Service Order: Maj. (A./Lt.-Col.) Howard Lowndes Moir, D.S.O., 1/7th Bn., Ches. R. (T.F.). (D.S.O. gazetted 7th November, 1918.) (The London Gazette, Supplement 13379, 1 January 1919.) | |||
| Supplementary Notes | *Acting **/***Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 |
