| Regimental number | 2810 |
| Place of birth | Bedigo, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Tackle hand |
| Address | Iffla Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 36 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M. Moore, Iffla Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 5th Battalion (Volunteers; 5 years service) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
| Place of burial | Coburg Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Grave No. 696), Coburg, Victoria |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Isaac and Louisa MOORE; husband of Mabel Ramsay MOORE. Native of Bendigo, Victoria. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria. |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 6th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to 58th Bn, 17 February 1916, and taken on strength of 58th Bn, Serapeum, the same day. Promoted Corporal, Tel el Kebir, 22 February 1916. Promoted Sergeant, Ferry Post, 11 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 15 July 1916; admitted to No 15 Field Ambulance, 15 July 1916 (shrapnel wound, knee); transferred to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 15 July 1916; to No 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 17 July 1916; to England, 20 July 1916; to Chatham Military Hospital, 21 July 1916 (shrapnel wound, left knee, compound fracture); dangerously ill, 4 September 1916; left leg amputated in the middle of the thigh, 15 September 1916; transferred to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 4 October 1916; to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 10 January 1917 (amputated left leg); discharged to furlough, 18 May 1917. Readmitted to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 17 June 1917, from furlough; discharged to depot, 15 July 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 16 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 11 September 1917; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit), 24 January 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MOORE Robert |
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