Arthur James MOAR

MOAR, Arthur James

Service Number: 11067
Enlisted: 16 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 43rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Angas Plains, South Australia, 16 June 1890
Home Town: Milang, Alexandrina, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Dairy Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 31 July 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known graves Panel 27, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Milang War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

16 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11067, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide
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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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