MOORE, Arthur
| Service Number: | 1990 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warminster England, 9 April 1875 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Whatley Chantry School, Somerset, and Grammar School at Warminster, Wiltshire, England |
| Occupation: | Barman |
| Died: | GSW to head, The King George Hospital, Stamford Street, London, England, United Kingdom, 29 February 1916, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Chantry (Holy Trinity) Churchyard Holy Trinity Churchyard, Chantry, Somerset, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1990, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1990, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1990, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1990, 5th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW to head DOW The King George Hospital, Stamford Street, London, England |
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Died on this date - 29th February........Private Arthur Moore was born in 1875 at Chantry, Somerset, England. Arthur Moore arrive din Australia in 1900 & enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 12th January, 1915 at Colac, Victoria, stating he was a 36* year old Barman.
Private Moore joined 5th Battalion at Anzac, Turkey on 17th April, 1915. He was wounded in action on 8th August, 1915 with a bullet wound to head. He was evacuated to Malta & was listed as dangerously ill. Private Moore was transferred to England & admitted to The King George Hospital, Stamford Street, London, England on 5th September, 1915 with a gunshot wound to the head.
Private Arthur Moore died on 29th February, 1916 from wounds received in action & was buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Chantry, Somerset, England.
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