MOORE, William Walter
| Service Number: | 824 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 25 August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 August 1918, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row P, Grave. 4, Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1916: | Enlisted Private, 824, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 824, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 824, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 30 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 824, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 824 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Memorialised at Sandgate Cemetery.
103 years ago today, on the 30th August 1918, Private (runner) William (Billy) Walter Moore Jnr, 33rd Battalion (Reg No-824), driver & carter (Hawkins Ltd, Newcastle, N.S.W.) from 97 Maitland Road, Islington, New South Wales, was Killed in Action at Mont St Quentin, age 30 years 5 days.
Born at Gordon Square, Marrickville, New South Wales on the 25th August 1888 to William Snr (died?) and Margaret (died 1921) Moore of Fifth Street, Boolaroo, N.S.W., Billy enlisted January 1916 with the 36th Battalion at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Mr. Moore’s name has been inscribed on the Boolaroo District Roll of Honour (photos, unveiled on the 14th December 1916, 14 names mentioned, photos of 100 soldiers, now inscribed with 148 names), Wickham Municipal District Roll of Honour Board (1), Wickham (Hawkins Oval) Soldiers' Memorial, Newcastle South Public School Roll of Honour, Newcastle Lodge No. 423 Ancient Order of Druids Roll of Honour and The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall. Name would be inscribed on the Marrickville (Chapel Street) Superior Public School Roll of Honour if this exists.
The inscription on the headstone of Billy’s mother Margaret sleeping at Sandgate Cemetery tells us of the supreme sacrifice of her son (note, wrong date inscribed), and I have been unable to place poppies in remembrance due to lockdown.
Lest We Forget.
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