| Regimental number | 8284 |
| Place of birth | Charter's Towers, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Cutter |
| Address | Gaffney's Creek, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 7.25" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Andrew Moffatt, Gaffney's Creek, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 17 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Roisel Community Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 15), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Andrew and Elizabeth MOFFATT, AI Settlement, Gaffney's Creek, Victoria |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'On 4th August, 1917, at NIEUPORT the 16th Battery position was shelled from about 3 to 5 p.m. with 5.9", about 150 rounds falling in and about the battery position casuing it to be evacuated. One of the early shells hit a billet direct seriously wounding and burying two of the gunners under a wall. Gunner MOFFATT was in the room with them. The burst of the shell threw him outside. He immediately re-entered the building and with three others worked for some time uneer the shell fire, continuing until the men were almost cleared. Several shells burst immediately against the building during this period. He then went through the shelling to the Brigade Aid Post for medical assistance, returning with the stretcher and assisting to get the wounded men out. Throughout the period he showed the greatest determination, bravery, and devotion to his wounded comrades.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 135 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 22 November 1915; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 21 December 1915. Admitted to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 28 December 1915 (mumps); discharged, 19 January 1916. Attached to 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Zeitoun, 19 February 1916. Transferred to 21st Battery, 6th Field Artillery Bde, Ismailia, 10 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 March 1916. Admitted to No 5 Field Ambulance, 5 May 1916 (orchitis); transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 8 May 1916; to No 8 Casualty Clearing Station, 10 May 1916; rejoined unit, 17 May 1916. Transferred to 22nd Field Artillery Bde, 13 May 1916. Admitted to No 7 Field Ambulance, 23 May 1916 (orchitis); transferred to No 1 Casualty Clearing Station, 24 May 1916; to No 26 General Hospital, 25 May 1916; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, 27 May 1916; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 5 June 1916. Taken on strength of 6th Field Artillery Bde, 15 August 1916, and posted to 16th Battery. Admitted to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, 1 November 1917 (alveolar abscess); transferred to No 17 Casualty Clearing Station, 1 November 1917; to No 54 General Hospital, 2 November 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 10 November 1917; to No 54 General Hospital, 13 November 1917; to England, 1 December 1917; to No 2 Military Hospital, Canterbury, 1 December 1917; discharged to furlough, 12 December 1917, and to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 26 December 1917. Posted as absent without leave, 26 December 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 28 December 1917. Found guilty, 29 December 1917, of being absent without leave from 1530 hours, 26 December 1917, until 1700 hours, 28 December 1917: award, admonished, and forfeits 3 days' pay. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, 7 February 1918. Marched into Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, Heytesbury, 15 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 April 1918; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Le Havre, 9 April 1918. Proceeded to unit, 11 April 1918; rejoined 6th Field Artillery Bde, 13 April 1918. Promoted Acting Bombardier, 25 August 1918. On leave, 8 October 1918; rejoined unit, 18 October 1918. Admitted to No 2/3 East Lancs Field Ambulance, 22 October 1918, and transferred to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (influenza). Died, No 53 Casualty Clearing Station, 24 October 1918 (influenza with broncho pneumonia; death attributable to field operations). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MOFFATT Andrew |
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