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George Jeffrey MOORE

Regimental number438
Place of birthForest Row, Sussex, England
SchoolIcklesburn Elementary School; Rye Grammar School, Sussex, England
Other trainingLongerenong Agricultural College, Dooen, Victoria
Age on arrival in Australia16
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressShoreham, Seven Oaks Kent, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Walter J Moore, Kent, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


'For conspicuous gallantry in attack at Mouquet Farm on 26 August 1916, rendering valuable assistance at a critical time.'
Recommendation date: 4 September 1916

FateDied of wounds 28 August 1916
Place of death or woundingMouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialContay British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
94
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and Eliza MOORE, Shoreham, Sevenoaks, England. Native of Forest Row, England
Medals

Military Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry in the attack on post 54 at MOUQUET FARM on the 26th August, 1916, when he maintained his position in an open sap against an enemy counter-attack, rendering most valuable assistance at a critical time.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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