MOOR, Charles Forbes
| Service Number: | 3413 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rugby, Warwickshire, England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Hand |
| Died: | Acute Pancreatitis, Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire, England, 10 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Baverstock (St. Edith) Churchyard INSCRIPTION - GOD UNDERSTANDS |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 3413, 31st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 3413, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1885 Moor Charles Forbes Rugby 6d 521
He was 33 and the son of James Maitland Hoare Moor and Emily Ann Moor.
Place of Association-Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Age at embarkation-32
Next of kin-Brother, Gilbert Moor, 4 and 6 Mally Ramphla, Monte Video, Uruguay, South America
Enlistment date-20 December 1915
Unit name-31st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement.
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/48/3
Embarkation details-Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 4 May 1916.
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Charles Forbes Moor was born at Rugby, Warwickshire, England in 1885 to parents James Maitland Hoare Moor & Anne Emily Moor (nee Jenkins). His birth was registered in the June quarter, 1885 in the district of Rugby, Warwickshire, England.
He was a passenger on the Geelong, which departed from London, England on 2 July, 1914, destined for Sydney, Australia.
On 20th December, 1915 Charles Forbes Moor enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force as a 32 year old, single, Dairy Hand when he enlisted at Brisbane, Queensland.
Private Charles Moor, Service number 3413, embarked from Brisbane, Queenslandon HMAT Seang Choon (A49) on 4th May, 1916 with the 8th Infantry Brigade, 31st Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements & disembarked at Suez on 15th June, 1916.
He was taken on strength of 5th Division Details at Tel El Kebir on 9th July, 1916. Private Moor was Absent without Leave from 05.00 hrs Parade on 26th July, 1916 at Tel el Kebir & was awarded 2 days Confined to Barracks.
On 2nd August, 1916 Private Moor embarked from Alexandria on Franconia.
Private Moor was taken on strength from Overseas on 22nd August, 1916 & marched in to 8th Training Battalion at Wiltshire, England.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He was admitted to Military Hospital, Fargo, Wiltshire on 12th September, 1916 & was marched into 8th Training Battalion, Camp No. 15 at Codford, Wiltshire from Fargo Hospital on 23rd September, 1916.
Private Moor was transferred from Bulford to Park House, Wiltshire from 23rd December, 1916 to 4th January, 1917.
On 29th March, 1917 Private Moor was sent sick to Fovant Hospital from 8th Training Battalion, Hurdcott, Wiltshire with Scabies. He was transferred to Military Hospital, Bulford, Wiltshire on 8th April, 1917 & was discharged on 30th May, 1917. Private Charles Moor was sent sick to Camp 10 Hospital on 31st May, 1917 & marched in to 8th Training Battalion on 1st June, 1917.
He was admitted to Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire on 8th August, 1917 from 8th Training Battalion.
Private Charles Forbes Moor died at 5.50 p.m. on 10th August, 1917 from Acute Pancreatitis at Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire, an hour after being operated on.
He was buried in St. Edith’s Churchyard, Baverstock, Wiltshire, England where 28 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/baverstock.html
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