George Vivian Thomas Moore

Forenames

George Vivian Thomas AWMM

Surname

Moore AWMM

Service number

• 425 AWMM
• 4/560 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England, Christian AWMM

Birth

15 Jul 1887 Provisional List 1918

Address before enlistment

• Pre 19 Jan 1900 AWMM Post office, Woodville, New Zealand AWMM
• Unknown AWMM Marton Junction, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

• Amelia Frances Moore (mother), Woodville, New Zealand AWMM
• Mrs A.F. Moore (mother), Otaki, New Zealand AWMM
• Mrs A.F. Moore (mother), care of W. E. Scotter, Collingwood Street, Drummoyne, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia AWMM

Relationship status

• Pre 1900 AWMM Single AWMM
• Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

War

• South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
• World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

• 425 AWMM
• 4/560 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Military Medal (MM) AWMM
  MM. London Gazette, 19 February 1917, p1757, Rec No 514: Actions of the taking of Switch Trench and successive objectives during the period from 15th September to 15th October 1916 inclusive. As Linesmen on the New Zealand Artillery Lines these men displayed the greatest gallantry throughout the whole period. The nine noteworthy instances are: Longueral to High Wood. 8pm 30th September to 6.15am 1st October. Running lines for incoming Brigade. Shellfire was continuous and the lines required unceasing repair for 48 hours. 2 October: To Fish Alley. Running lines through barrage for advance of 1st and 2nd NZFA Brigades. Lines were cut in several places before laying was completed and required constant repair. 9th October hostile barrage cut practically all forward lines necessitating prolonged work under fire. 15th October barrage cut all forward lines, line party had barely two hours before our attack but repaired and kept in repair sufficient communications, considerably influencing the success of our attack. Sergeant Moore's conduct was especially noticeable on this occasion. He supervised the whole task owing to his Officers absence at Headquarters. After exhausting all the cable on his drums he collected and made use of destroyed cable in effecting repairs. The whole task being under hostile fire. AWMM
• 1914-1915 Star AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM

Enlistment

• South Africa 19 Jan 1900 AWMM Post Office Cadet/Civilian AWMM
• WW1 Unknown AWMM Postmaster/Civilian AWMM
• WW1 Postmaster/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

• South Africa Private AWMM Mounted Rifles, No. 3 Company AWMM 1st Contingent AWMM
• WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
  HMNZT 3 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Sapper AWMM New Zealand Field Engineers AWMM 2nd Reinforcements AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM
• WW1 27 Jul 1918-04 Oct 1918 AWMM
  HMNZT 108 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa AWMM Sergeant AWMM 41st Reinforcements Divisional Signallers AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
  3rd Embarkation AWMM

Medical notes

• Height, Unknown Period AWMM
  5 foot 9 inches AWMM
• Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
  10 stone 7 pounds AWMM
• Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
  Died of influenza AWMM
• Weight, WWI AWMM
  147 lb AWMM

Last rank

• Pre WW1 18 Oct 1902 AWMM Private AWMM
  New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 2nd Contingent AWMM
• WW1 Sergeant AWMM
  New Zealand Engineers AWMM

George Moore was the son of Amelia Frances Moore and the late Thomas Moore of 6 Buliver Street, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.

Ex Main Body

Died of influenza.
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Parents: Amelia Frances Moore, 6 Buliver Street, Devonport, Auckland, and the late Thomas Moore

See other entry for first embarkation.

Father was named Thomas Moore.

SuppNom: Ex Main Body. AWMM

Death

10 Dec 1918 AWMM
Age  41 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of Disease AWMM

Cemetery

• Stevenage (St Nicholas) Churchyard, Hertfordshire, England AWMM
• St Nicholas Churchyard Uk AWMM

Memorial name

Otaki War Memorial, Otaki, New Zealand AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  http://www.cwgc.org
  Sources Used
• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21376882
  Further Reference
• Woodville Pioneer Museum, 1079 McLean Street, Woodville
  http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3100
  Further Reference
• New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War.
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/south-african-boer-war/introduction
  Further Reference
• Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Otaki War Memorial.
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/otaki-war-memorial
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record.
  http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=365031
  Further Reference
• Archives NZ: W5515|40|3994
  http://archives.govt.nz/research/guides/war
  Further Reference
• "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
  http://web.archive.org/web/20220331095731/https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Documents/Provisional-list-NZ-victims-of-1918-Flu-Pandemic-Ancestry.pdf
  Sources Used

References

• Information kindly provided by family
  Archives NZ: W5515|40|3994
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 514
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  87: 3
• First New Zealanders to the Boer War 1899: history of the First Contingent of New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Boer War 1899-1902, followed by a description of each member
  Stowers, R. (1983). p. 160
• NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 2: Includes portrait
• Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers.
• McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
• "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
• Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.
• Annabell, N. Official History of the New Zealand Engineers during the Great War 1914–1919. Wanganui: Evans, Cobb & Sharpe, 1927.