MOORE, Roy George
| Service Number: | 2616 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1916, Rutherford, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bulga, New South Wales, Australia, 25 May 1887 |
| Home Town: | Branxton, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Manager Butter Factory |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 21 July 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Branxton Memorial Rotunda, Greta Lodge Excelsior No 167 Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2616, 36th Infantry Battalion, Rutherford, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2616, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2616, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 21 Jul 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2616, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2616 awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-07-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George and Fanny MOORE; husband of Ada E. MOORE, "Elaerslie", 11 Spofforth Street, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales
Mrs. Moore (nee Miss Ada Gain, daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. J. H. Gain, former old Orange residents), of Branxton, has received news that her husband, Private Roy George Moore, who was officially reported missing in July last, is now reported to have been killed there. He was the eldest son of Mr. George Moore, Public School, Burke Ward, Broken Hill, and was formerly a student of Hawkesbury Agricultural College, and later manager of the Orange Co-operative Dairy Co. At the time of his enlistment he was manager of A. C. Forrester, Ltd., milk and butter factory. Whilst living in Orange the deceased soldier successfully managed the Co-operative Dairy Co., and was also a prominent member of the Waratah Football Club.
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