Roy Stanley MOORE

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MOORE, Roy Stanley

Service Number:	137
Enlisted:	5 February 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Exeter, South Australia, 11 January 1892
Home Town:	Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Messrs. Caterer & Macklin's Semaphore College
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 4 August 1916, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Adelaide St Paul's Church Memorial Alcove

World War 1 Service

5 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
31 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 137, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
31 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 137, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
4 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 137, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 137 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-04

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Biography

"THE LATE LANCE-CORPORAL R. S. MOORE.

Lance-Corporal Roy Stanley Moore was killed in action on August 4. He was the son of the late Mr. George and Mrs. M. Moore, Meekatharra, Western Australia, and a grandson of Mrs. M. Harris Semaphore Road, Glanville. He was 24 years of age, was educated at Messrs. Caterer & Macklin's Semaphore College, and was employed as wharf clerk by Messrs. Walter & Morris for seven years. He served in Gallipoli. At the time of his death he was acting quartermaster sergeant. He played football for the Semaphore Central Club and cricket for the Ethelton B Club. His two brothers, Messrs. G. D. Moore and S. J. Moore, are in camp." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 28 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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