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Revision as of 12:10, 8 August 2017
Personal Information | |
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Date of Birth | not known |
Place of Birth | Havelock Suburban, Marlborough, New Zealand |
Death | 30 May 1916 |
Place of Death | Cordonnerie farm, Fromelles |
Age at Enlistment | 33 years, 9 months |
Occupation | sleeper hewer |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Address | Midland Junction, Western Australia |
Next of Kin | Father Mr John Alexander Moore |
Military Information | |
Reg Number | 2715 |
Date of Enlistment | 4 May 1915 |
Rank | Private |
Unit/Formation | 11th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement, posted to B Company / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division |
Date of Embarkation | 2 Sep 1915 - |
Ship Embarked On | HMAT A68 Anchises |
Fate | Killed in Action 30 May 1916 Cordonnerie Farm, Fromelles |
Monument | Jarrahdale |
Medals |
1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal |
Contents
Pre War
Had 2 years previous service with hte Durban Light Infantry during the Boer War.
1915 Electoral Roll entry a sleeper hewer at Claymore, Busselton district
War Service
Suffered with mumps and paratyphoid at Blackboy Hill. In Egypt was sent to the 1st Training Battalion at Zeitoun, and from there on 21 Oct 1915 to Sarpi on Lemnos Island where he joined the 11th Battalion on 12 Dec 1915. While on Lemnos he suffered with enteric.
On 20 Dec 1915 on Lemnos he was admitted to the 3rd Field Ambulance with mumps, who in turn transferred him to the 3rd Australian General Hospital on the island. On 9 Jan 1916 he was evacuated to Egypt aboard HMHS Carisbrook Castle, arriving in Alexandria on 11 Jan 1916.
Admitted to the 19th General Hospital with Paratyphoid on 12 Jan 1916, a week later he was transferred to the 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital in Ghezireh before he was released to duty on 3 Mar 1916, rejoining the battalion in Serapeum on 10 Mar 1916.
On 29 Mar 1916 he boarded the HMT Corsican in Alexandria harbour for Marseilles, disembarking there on 5 Apr 1916.
Fred was Killed in Action during an attempted German raid on the Australian front lines in the evening of 30 May 1916 near Cordonerrie Farm, Fromelles. Heavy artillery and machine gun fire for more than an hour left the trenches badly battered and casualties totalling 36 killed, 61 wounded and 6 missing, believed to have been buried or blown to pieces by the artillery.
Notes
His brother Alexander Moore serving with the NZ Canterbury Mounted was KIA Egypt 9 Aug 1916. Father declined to claim a pension.