| Regimental number | 8/1155 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hove, Sussex, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Address | Dunedin |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Athelstan Moore, c/o Sir Charles R McGrigor Bart, 39 Panton Street, Haymarket, London, England |
| Previous military service | On loan to New Zealand Staff Corps (April 1911 - August 1914); Lieutenant, West African Field Force, Nigeria, 1903-1906 (MID); Lieutenant, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, South African War, 1899-1902 (awarded DSO and MID); commissioned in Durham Light Infantry. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Major |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches 'Has been in command of his Battalion since it landed at Anzac on 25th April. He commanded the Battalion in its attacks from Monash Gully on 2 May and at Cape Helles. He has since done good work in command of various Posts in Monash Gully.' Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 5 November 1915 |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
| Place of burial | Ypres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 15), near Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: E. S. F. and Mary Moore, 11 St James's Terrace, Regent's Park, London; Wife: Norah Kathleen Moore. |
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| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Enlisted with rank of Major and appointed to position of Adjutant, Otago Infantry Battalion, 14 August 1914. Proceeded overseas from Wellington, 16 October 1914. Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Assumes command of the Otago Battalion and promoted to rank of temporary Lieutenant-Colonel in the absence of Lieutenant-Colonel T. W. McDonald (sent back to New Zealand due to ill-health), 29 December 1914. Proceeded overseas with unit from Alexandria to the Dardanelles on board HMT 'Annaberg', 10 April 1915. Slightly wounded but remains on duty, 8 August 1915 (gun shot wound, back). Admitted to HMT 'Alaunia' and evacuated to hospital in Alexandria, Egypt, 13 August 1915 (shrapnel, left leg); admitted to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, 14 August 1915. Re-admitted to 19th General Hospital with new disease, 31 August 1915 (enteric dysentery); embarked for England on board HMHS 'Egypt' for three months further treatment, 22 October 1915. Having vacated the command of the Otago Battalion is struck off the strength of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (on account of ill health), 24 February 1916. Embarked for Egypt from England, 15 March 1916. Appointed to be officer in command of all New Zealand training units and depots and is seconded from the Otago Regiment while so deployed, Egypt, 29 March 1916. Relinquishes command of all New Zealand training units and depots and assumes command of 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, Moascar, Egypt, 5 April 1916. Proceeded with 2nd Otago Battalion from Alexandria, Egypt on board HMT 'Llandovery Castle' to France, 9 April 1916; disembarked at Marseilles, France, 16 April 1916. Assumes temporary command of the 2nd Infantry Brigade in the absence on leave of Brigadier-General Braithwaite, 27 April 1916; relinquishes temporary command of 2nd Infantry Brigade, 5 May 1916. Ordered to proceed to assume temporary command of 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, 24 August 1916. Struck off the strength of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force on transfer back to the British Army, 25 August 1916. Subsequently died of wounds while commanding the 1st Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, in Flanders, 14 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 A. E. Byrne, 'Official History of the Otago Regiment, NZEF, in the Great War 1914-1918' (Dunedin: J. Wilkie, 1921) |