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MOORE, George
(Service number 7/750)

Trooper G Moore — From" "South Canterbury Roll of Honour", published 1916 by the South Canterbury Caledonian Society. (South Canterbury Museum 17/15)

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names G-M, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum )

Opihi College Roll of Honour — Made by Opihi College teacher David Ellena, 2015 (Courtesy of Kate Manson, Opihi College )

Aliases
First Rank	Trooper	Last Rank	Trooper

Birth

Date	28 January 1888	Place of Birth	Temuka, South Canterbury

Enlistment Information

Date	20 October 1914	Age	26
Address at Enlistment	97 Maude Street, Temuka, New Zealand
Occupation	Tailor
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs M. Moore (mother), 97 Maude Street, Temuka, New Zealand
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	Height 5 foot 8 inches, Complexion Fair, Eyes Grey, Hair Brown.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	2nd Reinforcements
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Date	14 December 1914
Transport	Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Embarked From	Wellington, New Zealand	Destination	Suez, Egypt (arr. 28 January 1915)

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Military Awards

Campaigns	Balkans (Gallipoli) 1915
Service Medals	1914-1915; Star British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	30 May 1915	Age	27
Place of Death	Walkers Ridge Dardanelles Gallipoli, Turkey
Cause	Killed in action
Notices	Timaru Herald Roll of Honour 7 July 1915 Page 7, Timaru Herald Soldiers Letter 2 August 1915 Page 9
Memorial or Cemetery	No. 2 Outpost Cemetery, Turkey
Memorial Reference	F.16.
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour

Biographical Notes

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database, August 2013, CWGC..New Zealand Electoral Roll 1911

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