Regimental number | 3393 |
Place of birth | Araluen, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engine dresser |
Address | Hariet Villa, Bright, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W Moore, Hariet Villa, Bright, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Goulburn, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Angus and Rose Eleanor MOORE, Harrietville, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 7 December 1915 (mumps); discharged to duty, 4 January 1916. Allotted to and proceeded to join 53rd Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Allotted to Bn Machine Gun Section, Ismailia, 2 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 June 1916. Reported Missing in Action, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 2 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 8), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2010) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MOORE William
Red Cross File No 1810807 |