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The son of John Edgar and Catherine Maud Moore, Raymond was a native of Cobram, and attended Cobram East State School. He was a farmer when he enlisted in Cobram for the 22nd Battalion in early 1915. Raymond served on Gallipoli from August 1915, until the whole force was evacuated to Egypt in late December 1915. On being sent to France in March 1916, he took part in a large raid on the German trenches on the night of 29 June 1916, of some 250 men, which captured about 80 prisoners and was very successful. He wrote to the Cobram Courier shortly afterwards, “It is a bit of a relief to be away from the awful shells. We had a very rough time during the past few weeks in the trenches. All the men have their nerves shaken and we had a large casualty list. I took part in a trench raid last week; it was a most exciting experience.”  

Raymond Moore was killed a little over a month later during the savage fighting around Pozieres, aged 23, and is buried at Courcelette, France.

Cobram Courier, 14th September 1916.

“The local shop windows showed the usual mourning draping last week in memory of Private Raymond C. T. Moore, who was killed in action in Northern France on the 5th August 1916. Ray enlisted from Cobram, therefore the Defence Department forwarded the news to the Rev. A. E. Harvey, but as Mrs Moore is now living in Wyndham-street, Shepparton, the reverend gentleman transmitted the sorrowful information to the Rev. George Paul, who found on delivering his message that two other soldier sons of Mrs Moore's —Harold and Frank—were there in the house on final leave. It can be imagined that the mother's distress at knowing of the loss of one son and the approaching departure of two others was acute, though to a friend it is stated she said : "I would sooner have them fight for their country than stay home and be branded as coward." All the Moore boys were born and reared at Cobram East, and each one was employed in and about this district for years. The sympathy of scores of friends goes out to Mrs Moore, family, and relatives in their bereavement.”