MOAR, Arthur James
| Service Number: | 11067 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Angas Plains, South Australia, 16 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Milang, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Lake Plains School, Milang School, College of the Bible Glen Iris |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 31 July 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Milang War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11067, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 16 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement 11067, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked 11067, 3rd Divisional Train, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked 11067, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement 11067, 3rd Divisional Train, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 11067, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 11067 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-07-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
The late Lance-Cpl. Arthur James Moar, who was killed in action in France on July 31, enlisted in the Army Service Corps op July 81, 1915, and soon became a corporal. He obtained a transfer to the infantry, which he joined as a private, in order that he might he in the very front of the fighting; and he remarked in letters that he then felt, much happier because he was doing more and enduring more for his country by being in the firing line. He was killed exactly two years after joining the army. The deceased was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moar, of Milang, and was 27 years of age. He was educated at the Lake Plains and Milang schools, and the College of the Bible, Glen Iris, Victoria. He was of a bright and cheerful disposition, and was a fine tennis player, besides being much-esteemed as a church and Sunday School worker. A younger brother (L. Harvey Moar) is serving In the A.I.F. in Franfce, and 14 cousins and an uncle also on active service in the war.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Arthur Moar and Isabella (nee Gardiner) Moar of Miland, SA; brother of Issabella Moar, Lewis Harvey Moar who returned to Australia on 1 February 1918 having served with the Australian Army Veterinary Corps, Charlotte Elizabeth Moar and Alexander Pressy Moar,
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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