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William Robert MOORE

Regimental number581
Place of birthBroken Hill New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNarre Warren, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs H Moore, Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date5 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 109), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Humphrey and Harriet MOORE, Narre Warren North, Victoria. Native of Broken Hill, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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