Kenneth Muir
Major, 1st Battalion. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
- Register No.
- 898 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Major all Majors →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders all Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders VCs →
- Date of action
- 23 September 1950 on this day → all of 1950 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Korean War
- London Gazette
- the 5th January 1951 on this day → all of 1951 →
- Born
- 6th March 1912 at Chester
- Died
- in action on 23rd September 1950 near Songju in Korea
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Pusan, Korea also in St Peter's churchyard, Frimley, Surrey
Digest of citation
On the 23rd September, 1950 near, Songju, Korea, there was some difficulty in the evacuation of the wounded after the capture of a position. Major Muir arrived with a stretcher party. The enemy began to launch a series of attacks on their position. Major Muir took command and the position received a direct hit from a fire bomb: causing several more casualties. The major then led a counter-attack that regained the crest of the position. Determined to hold this position until all the wounded had been evacuated, he moved amongst his men giving encouragement and himself taking over a two-inch mortar and firing it until he was mortally wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
MUIR, Kenneth. (reg No. 898).
Major. 1st Battalion. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. * London Gazetted on the 5th January 1951.
Born on 6th March 1912 at Chester.
Killed in action on 23rd September 1950 near Songju in Korea.
Memorial at United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Pusan, Korea also in St Peter's churchyard, Frimley, Surrey.
Digest of Citation reads: On the 23rd September, 1950 near, Songju, Korea, there was some difficulty in the evacuation of the wounded after the capture of a position. Major Muir arrived with a stretcher party. The enemy began to launch a series of attacks on their position. Major Muir took command and the position received a direct hit from a fire bomb: causing several more casualties. The major then led a counter-attack that regained the crest of the position. Determined to hold this position until all the wounded had been evacuated, he moved amongst his men giving encouragement and himself taking over a two-inch mortar and firing it until he was mortally wounded.
* Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Additional information: Major Muir also held the United Nations Silver Star.
Additional information
Major Muir also held the United Nations Silver Star.
* Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Pusan, Korea also in St Peter's churchyard, Frimley, Surrey
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