Douglas Robert William MOORE

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MOORE, Douglas Robert William

Service Number:	1715
Enlisted:	13 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Clarendon, South Australia, December 1894
Home Town:	Meadows, Mount Barker, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Wounds, 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen, France, 16 April 1917
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block O, Plot IX, Row D, Grave No. 12
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Meadows Boys Roll of Honour, Meadows War Memorial

World War 1 Service

13 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1715, 50th Infantry Battalion
27 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion
2 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1715, 50th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, SW right knee DoW

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

On This Day - Australian Military History

#OTD: We Remember Private Douglas Moore

Today we pause to remember the life and service of 1715 Private Douglas Robert William Moore, who died of wounds on the 16th of April 1917 as a result of fighting in France.

Originally from Meadows, South Australia, Douglas enlisted with the 50th Battalion on the 13th of March 1916 and embarked for overseas with the 2nd Reinforcements of the 50th Battalion from Adelaide on 11 April 1916 aboard HMAT Aeneas. After arriving in Egypt, he joined the 50th Battalion on 27 May 1916 and went with them to France in June 1916.

In August 1916 he was evacuated to England with influenza and did not return to the 50th Battalion in France until 28 January 1917. He was wounded in action at Noreuil, France on 2 April 1917 and subsequently died from his wounds on 16 April 1917. Private Moore is buried in the St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.

Lest we forget.

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