Studio photo of Lt. A. E. Muir - 15th Battalion

Lt. Arthur Edward Muir – 15th Bn Officer

Studio photo of Lt Arthur Edward Muir, a 48th Highlander 1st War officer, 3/4 length standing. Photo mounted on backing cardboard.

Lt Muir an officer of the original 15th Bn (48th Highlanders) was Left behind in the UK with Base Company at Tidworth barracks when the battalion deployed to France in Feb 1915. He joined the battalion with the Base Company following the chlorine gas attack at 2nd Ypres and was KIA at Festubert on 21 May 1915. His body could not be recovered and hence he is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial.

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Era
1914 – 1919 (WW 1)
Location of artifact
Binder, Research Room Shelf
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