Arthur Robert MOORE

MOORE, Arthur Robert

Service Number: 462
Enlisted: 14 March 1916, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Launceston, Tasmania, 1898
Home Town: Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Chair Maker
Died: Died of wounds - wounds to both legs, abdomen and left thigh, France, 1 April 1917
Cemetery: Bapaume Australian Cemetery
Row A, Grave 41, Bapaume Australian Cemetery, Bapaume, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph
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World War 1 Service

14 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 462, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania
1 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 462, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916: Embarked Private, 462, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
31 Oct 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Transferred from the 40th Battalion to the 51st Battalion
1 Apr 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 462, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Multiple gunshot wounds to both legs penetrating abdomen and fracturing the left thigh
1 Apr 1917: Involvement Private, 462, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 462 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-01

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Robert H. Moore of 29 Abbott Street, Launceston, Tasmania

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Was apprenticed to Henry Bills & Co for over 3 years

Served in the Naval Cadets for 3 years