Regimental number | 394 |
Place of birth | Stoke Newington, London, England |
School | Cowper Street School, City of London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Rent collector |
Address | PO, George Street, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, William G Moore, 29 Green Lane, Newington Green, London, England |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets, King's Royal Rifles, England. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 S.S. Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
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Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Sailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row F, Grave No. 5), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 149 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George adn Martha MOORE; husband of Edith MOORE, Grapevine House, Syleham, Scole, Norforlk, England |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2 served in the British Army. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Took part in the landing at Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. Was severelg wounded and nearly blinded in the Battle of the Somme. Took part in the retreat of March 1918. Felled bg a stray shell. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |