MOFFAT, Gordon Howard
| Service Number: | 1183 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1916, An original of D Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boree Creek, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Lockhart, Lockhart, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Died at sea, 6 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1183, 36th Infantry Battalion, An original of D Company | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1183, 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, 1183, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Gordon died of illness at sea, on the way to England, having left Australia 13 May 1916. He was buried at sea. His brother Ernest was killed at Gallipoli 12 months previous on the 18 May 1915.
Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser 21 June 1916. DEATH OF PRIVATE GORDON MOFFAT. It is with very deep regret we record the death of Private Gordon Moffat, which sad event took place at sea while deceased was on his way to take the place of his brother Ernest, who died a hero's death on the heights of Gallipoli. Needless to say, the news is weighed with intense sadness for the parents after the loss of their other son. It must have been no light task for the Rev. R C. Racklyeft to break the news to the parents, and he appropriately referred to the sorrowful circumstance at the Lockhart Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening. Two out of three sons of the Moffatt family have made the Great Sacrifice and in doing so have enshrined with imperishable glory the family name they bear.
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 6th June…… Gordon Howard Cameron Moffat was born at Aloeburn, Boree Creek, NSW in 1885.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 28th March, 1916 as a 31 year old, single, Farmer from Aloeburn, Boree Creek, NSW.
On 13th May, 1916 Private Gordon Howard Moffat, Service number 1183, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Beltana (A72) with the 9th Infantry Brigade, 36th Infantry Battalion “D” Company.
Private Gordon Howard Moffat died at 11.50 am on 6th June, 1916 at Sea on board HMAT Beltana from Pneumonia following Measles.
He was one of six Australian Soldiers to die between 13th May, 1916 & 11th June, 1916 aboard HMAT Beltana on its voyage to England. Five soldiers had died from Pneumonia following Measles.
Private Gordon Howard Moffat was buried at Sea on 6th June, 1916 from HMAT Beltana. He is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/m---o.html
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