Regimental number | 2636C |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | St Andrew's School, Walkerville, South Australia |
Other training | Gardener |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Riverton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, William Henry Moss, Riverton, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2636B |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served on peninsula with 10th Battalion, transferred to 50th Battalion when 4th Division formed in Egypt and later to the 13th Machine Gun Company. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Lyssenthock |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row A, Grave No. 7), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Dorothea MOSS. Native of South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2638 Sapper Leonard William MOSS MM, 4th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919; Cousins: 5799 Pte Wilfred Joseph MOSS, 10th Bn, killed in action, 8 April 1917; Lt Alfred Hubert MOSS, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, drowned off SS 'Warilda' after 4 years active service, 3 August 1918. |