MORAN, Davitt James
| Service Numbers: | 978, 1115 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1916, An original member of D Company |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glengarry, Tasmania, Australia, 15 September 1887 |
| Home Town: | Glengarry, West Tamar, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 978, 40th Infantry Battalion, An original member of D Company | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 978, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 978, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1115, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1115 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Davitt James Moran’s younger brother, 889 Pte. Charles Francis Moran, also of the 40th Battalion AIF, had been killed in action some four months before his brother, at Messines, on 7 June 1917, aged 20.
They were the sons of James and Ellen Moran of Glengarry, Tasmania. The father, James had died in 1906, and their mother Ellen, died in early 1918, not long after the loss of her two sons.
A letter was soon after published in the Launceston papers, from Lieutenant A.R. Hills, to Mrs. Moran, “Your son's death is a great loss to our battalion, as he was admired and respected by all who knew him, and I had the pleasure in our previous advance of the 4th inst. of specially recommending him for a decoration for the splendid work he did on that occasion. He was attached to me for special duty, and was killed instantly at my side, whilst we were getting forward with an important message, and I cannot express how great my admiration for him was. On behalf of myself and my platoon, I desire to convey to you our heartfelt sympathy with you in the loss of your brave son.”
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