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MOORE, James Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3442, 3451A |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1917, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moss Vale, New South Wales, December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dernancourt, France, 5 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3442, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3442, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3442, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| 9 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3451A, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre |
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"...3451A Private James Alexander Moore, 52nd Battalion, of Moss Vale, NSW. A motor mechanic prior to enlistment he embarked from Sydney with the 8th Reinforcements on HMAT Hororata (A20) on 14 June 1917. Pte Moore was killed in action on 5 April 1918, aged 22. He has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
His body was not recovered from the Battle-field of Dernancourt. Buried in an unmarked grave. (Witness Pte. A Simmons)
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