John Thomas MORAN MC

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MORAN, John Thomas

Service Number:	899
Enlisted:	22 October 1917
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	5th Victorian Mounted Rifles
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, 20 August 1873
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Adelaide South Australia , 25 May 1950, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (2), Goodwood Mostyn Lodge No 18 S.A.C. Roll of Honor

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Corporal, 899, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles

Peacetime

22 Oct 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1
31 Oct 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT A14 'Euripides
2 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1

World War 1 Service

Date unknown:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 43rd Infantry Battalion, War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 31 October 1917, as Adjutant, HMAT A14 'Euripides'; disembarked Devonport, England, 25 December 1917, and taken on strength, AIF Depots in the United Kingdom. Transferred to 43rd Bn Reinforcement, 26 December 1917. Marched out to 10th Training Bn, Fovant, 25 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 March 1918; taken on strength, 43rd Bn, in the field, 19 March 1918. Detached for duty at Brigade Headquarters, 6 July 1918; rejoined Bn from detachment, 17 August 1918. On leave to England, 29 August 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 15 September 1918. On leave to Paris, 1 November 1918. Rejoined Bn from Brigade Officers' School, 17 November 1918 (no further details re attachment recorded). Awarded Military Cross. Admitted to 11th Field Ambulance, 17 December 1918, and transferred to No 2 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville (lumbago: slight); rejoined unit, 24 December 1918. Admitted to 2nd General Hospital, Havre, 17 February 1919 (bronchitis: slight); transferred to England, 23 February 1919, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 24 February 1919; discharged on Convalescent Leave, 14-28 March 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 27 April 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), 2 July 1919. Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date unknown:

Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 43rd Infantry Battalion,

War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 31 October 1917, as Adjutant, HMAT A14 'Euripides'; disembarked Devonport, England, 25 December 1917, and taken on strength, AIF Depots in the United Kingdom.

Transferred to 43rd Bn Reinforcement, 26 December 1917.

Marched out to 10th Training Bn, Fovant, 25 February 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 13 March 1918; taken on strength, 43rd Bn, in the field, 19 March 1918.

Detached for duty at Brigade Headquarters, 6 July 1918; rejoined Bn from detachment, 17 August 1918.

On leave to England, 29 August 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 15 September 1918.

On leave to Paris, 1 November 1918.

Rejoined Bn from Brigade Officers' School, 17 November 1918 (no further details re attachment recorded).

Awarded Military Cross.

Admitted to 11th Field Ambulance, 17 December 1918, and transferred to No 2 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville (lumbago: slight); rejoined unit, 24 December 1918.

Admitted to 2nd General Hospital, Havre, 17 February 1919 (bronchitis: slight); transferred to England, 23 February 1919, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 24 February 1919; discharged on Convalescent Leave, 14-28 March 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 27 April 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), 2 July 1919.

Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Boer War Service

Date unknown:	Involvement AIF WW1, 899, Served for 1 year 4 months in South Africa (Boer War: Queen's Medal with 5 clasps); 18 years 7 months in Permanent Military Forces (still serving as Brigade Major, 20th Infantry and 20th Brigade Areas, Citizen Military Forces, at time of AIF enlistment).

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Biography

'On 29th September, 1918, during the operations south of Bony, when his Company was held up by intense enemy machine-gun fire, he exposed himself most gallantly in locating enemy machine-guns. Under his direction several parties were able to rush enemy posts and wipe out the crew. It was entirely due to his fine action and splendid leadership that the advance was able to continue at this point.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 10
Date: 29 January 1920

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