Military History

Embarked Fremantle HMAT A32 ‘Themistocles’ 13.9.1915.
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit 10th Reinf, 11th Battalion, AIF.
Moore disembarked at Suez with the 11th Bn. He contracted mumps and was admitted to Heliopolis Hospital 21.11.1915. He was later admitted to Hospital with bronchitis 1.2.1916. Moore was discharged to Zeitoun 16.2.1916. He joined the 51st Bn. and was taken on strength at Serapeum 3.4.1916. Moore transferred to the 13th Training Bn. at Tel-el-Kebir 14.5.1916. He joined the BEF at Alexandria and embarked per ‘Franconia’ for England 6.6.1916. Moore disembarked at Plymouth 13.6.1916. He was admitted to the Group Hospital 17.3.1917 and marched in to Codford the next day 18.3.1917. Moore transferred to the Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) from 51st Bn. 26.2.1918. He proceeded overseas to France 2.4.1918. He marched in to the Australian General Base Depot (AGBD) Contact Camp at Rouelles 7.5.1918. Moore marched out to duty at the 2nd Australian General Hospital and taken on strength at Wimereux 4.8.1918. He accidentally injured his ankle 12.8.1918. Moore marched out from France to England for return to Australia.
Embarked Liverpool for Australia per ‘Bremen’ 4.6.1919.
Returned/Disembarked Fremantle 18.7.1919.
Discharged 7.9.1919.
Final Rank Private, 2nd Australian General Hospital.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Photo  HMAT Themistocles at Fremantle . Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM 304038
            2nd Australian General Hospital, Gazireh, Cairo. Photograph donor Lieut. Col. A.M. Martyn, photograph source AWM J02560
            Australian Army Medical Corps. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM P04193.002
            Wimereux, France, Military Cemetery near the 2nd Australian General Hospital. 1916. Photgrapher unknown, photograph source AWM P000156.057

Information Source
AWM 304038. HMAT Themistocles at Fremantle, WA. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM J02560. 2nd Australian General Hospital, Gazireh, Cairo. Photograph donor Lieut. Col. A.M. Martyn, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial  https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/J02560/
AWM P04193.002. Australian Army Medical Corps. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australia War Memorial
AWM P000156.057. Wimereux, France, Military Cemetery near the 2nd Australian General Hospital. 1916. Photgrapher unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM Embarkation Roll- Jesse David Moore
Guildford War Memorial
NAA: B2455, Moore J D
St Matthew’s Church Honour Roll
Wise H. and Coy. Western Australian Post Office Directories, SLWA

Scott Street, Guildford, WA.

 

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