MOORE, Charles Francis Fitzgerald
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Unspecified Indian Army Units |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne Grammar School, Royal Military College Sandhurst |
| Occupation: | Army Officer |
| Died: | Influenza and Broncho Pneumonia, Kantara, Egypt, 18 February 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Row E, Grave 5 |
| Memorials: | Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll |
Non Warlike Service
| 1 Aug 1906: | Transferred Second Lieutenant, Unspecified British Units, Served in the British Army - obtained commission in Dorset Regiment in August 1906. |
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World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1909: | Transferred Second Lieutenant , Unspecified Indian Army Units, Drafted to the Indian Army - 123rd Outram's Rifles and saw action at Battles of of Neuve Chapelle and Ypres in WW1. | |
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| 18 Feb 1919: | Wounded Captain, Officer, Unspecified Indian Army Units, Died of Influenza and Pneumonia whilst serving on 234th Brigade Headquarters Staff in Egypt |
Note regarding Charles Francis Fitzgerald MOORE
C. F. F. MOORE, who was awarded the Military Cross, was stroke of the crew in 1903. He is now back with his regiment, the 123rd Outram's Rifles, stationed at Multan, Punjab, India. He was invalided there last October, and is quite recovered, though not officially reported fit for anything but light duty, as his left arm is still weak as the result of his wounds. His wife and infant son are in Melbourne, and Frank is looking forward to the day when the lad enters the School.
Submitted 20 January 2020 by Daryl Jones
Letter from Charles Francis Fitzgerald MOORE
Who was married to Miss Underwood in May 1914, in the School Chapel, and who was attached to the 123rd Outrams Rifles, an Indian regiment, was ordered to the front, and came successfully through the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. He was also in the thick of it at Ypres, where he was wounded, and he is now in England convalescing. On account of distinguished service in this last battle, he was Mentioned in Despatches, and has been the recipient of the Military Cross, which was given to him by the King at Buckingham Palace. In a letter just received our .old stroke says: " I saw a list in a paper saying the M.C.E.G.S. led the list of Old Boys at the war, and I wonder if you have got the four of us down. I arrived in France in December last, and served through the winter with the 4th Gurkhas, my own regiment being not at the front, but being used for reinforcements. I was through Neuve Chapelle and the second Battle of Ypres, and incidentally was decorated by the King with a Military Cross. BRIAN is on service with his regiment (62nd Punjabis), and Barry is a captain now (1st Warwickshire Regiment), Royal Flying Corps, and has had some wonderful escapes at the front. Desmond is in the Scottish Horse. I got wounded in three places at Ypres, and am convalescing
now. I was very lucky indeed, having eight bullets through my kit, and only three got inside me, one of which is still in. I met ROD HEATH and one or two other O.M.'s the other day."
Submitted 20 January 2020 by Daryl Jones
Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
CHARLES FRANCIS FITZGERALD MOORE
CHARLES FRANCIS FITZGERALD MOORE who died at Kantara, Egypt, on 18th February 1919 was the son of Mr. Fitzgerald Moore. He was born in 1884 and was at the School from 1898 to 1903 and was stroke of the crew in 1903. On leaving he went to England and joined the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, where he won the sword of honor and the drill prize. He obtained a commission in the
Dorset Regiment in August 1906, was drafted to the Indian Army on 13th March 1909 and was attached to the 123rd Outram's Rifles. His regiment was ordered to the front and came successfully through the Battles of Neuve Chapelle and Ypres, where he was wounded: On account of his distinguished service he was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Military Cross. He was invalided and eventually returned to India on light duty. After a while he was sent to Palestine with his regiment in January 1917 and later on to Egypt. He was attached to the Headquarters Staff of the 234th Brigade in Egypt, where he contracted influenza and pneumonia and died.
Source : War Services Old Melburnians 1914 – 1918
Son of Walter Robert Fitzgerald and Marian Sophia MOORE; husband of Kathleen Fitzgerald (nee UNDERWOOD) MOORE, of 8 Kooyong Koot Road, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia.
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