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Ernest George MOORE

Regimental number394
Place of birthStoke Newington, London, England
SchoolCowper Street School, City of London, England
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRent collector
AddressPO, George Street, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, William G Moore, 29 Green Lane, Newington Green, London, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets, King's Royal Rifles, England.
Enlistment date23 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 S.S. Omrah on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

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FateKilled in Action 6 June 1918
Place of death or woundingSailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France
Age at death34
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialVillers-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 connectionsBrothers: 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

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