MOORE, Stanley Edward
| Service Number: | VX19216 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 30 December 1901 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker & Repairer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Syria, 17 June 1941, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX19216, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion, Syria - Operation Exporter | |
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| 29 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX19216, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 3 May 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX19216, Embarked for M.E. | |
| 17 Jun 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX19216, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion, Killed in Action. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Maurice Kissane
Stan Moore was a Bootmaker. He was born in Melbourne in 1901. His registered birth name is Stanley William Edward Moore. His parents were Stanley Edward Cousins Moore and Evalyn Rexter. They were Nineteen when he was born. Stan was named after his father. He married in 1922 and the happy couple had one daughter then two sons. His youngest son predeceased him. This family suffered their difficult breavement in 1936. Nevertheless, Stan volunteered to serve overseas. He would fight for King and Empire. His wife, Violet Muriel Moore was his NOK when Stan enlisted in 1940. He fought in Syria but was KIA in 1941. His Commonwealth war grave is in Damascus. Lest We Forget.
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