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MOORE, John Joseph
| Service Number: | 868 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) |
| Memorials: | Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Freeling WW1 Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 868, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 868, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 868, 27th Infantry Battalion |
John Joseph Moore
Name: John Joseph Moore
Service Number: 868
Place of Birth: Freeling
Date of Birth: 11 February 1891
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 25 February 1915
Age at Enlistment: 24 years
Next of Kin: Mother – Mary Moore nee
Costello, Freeling.
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Roman Catholic
Rank: Corporal 27th Battalion
John left Adelaide on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 31 May 1915. The majority
of his war service was spent in France where he was wounded twice in 1916.
On the first occasion John was shot in the arm and was treated at No. 26
General Hospital in Etaples. Less than four months later he sustained a
gunshot wound to the right thigh. He was able to rejoin his battalion on 25
August 1916. John served out the remainder of the war in France and
returned to Australia on the Bahia Castillo on 17 April 1920.He was discharged
on 16 July 1920.
Submitted 19 October 2023 by christopher collins
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