MOY, Michael Thomas
| Service Number: | 872 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1915, D Company (original) |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Booleroo, Mount Remarkable - South Australia, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bundaleer, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Sisters of St Joseph (Catholic) School, Jamestown, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Accidental (Injuries), Armentieres Sector, France, 28 April 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension Grave I.J. 17., Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, Erquinghem-Lys, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 872, 27th Infantry Battalion, D Company (original) | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 872, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 872, 27th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 28 Apr 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 872, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 872 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-04-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Sergeant Moy was 36 and the son of Michael James and Mary Anne Moy, of Bundaleer Forest, Jamestown, South Australia
Biography contributed by Cleve Area School
Sergeant Michael Thomas Moy was born in Booleroo, Mount Remarkable, South Australia in 1881. He was a Blacksmith who was living in the Bundaleer Northern Areas, South Australia before he joined the military. Moy's next of kin was his mother, Mary Anne Moy. Micheal had a brother named James Augustine Moy who was killed at Gallipoli, dying from wounds on 13th November 1915.
Micheal Thomas Moy enlisted in the military on the 9th March 1915, his rank in enlistment was Private and was given his service number 872 and joined the 27th Infantry Battalion.
Micheal embarked on the HMAT Geelong out of Adelaide on 31st May 1915.
On the 7th of September 1915, he arrived at Gallipoli. He was promoted to Lance Corporal 22nd September 1915 and continued his advancement through the ranks being promoted to Corporal 5th November 1915 and then Temporary Sergeant 7th December 1915. After the evacuation at Gallipoli he went to the Western Front 21st March 1916 and soon after he was accidently killed on the 29th April 1916.
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