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Edward Horatio Moore

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Photograph of the 18th Auckland Battalion Reunion, 1978. Back row L-R: Dick Bishop, John Moir. Front row: Bill Bristow, Jack Middleton, R. Fisher, C. Molesworth, Ted Moore. Image kindly provided by Bill Moir, April 2023.

Photograph of the 18th Auckland Battalion Reunion, 1978. Back row L-R: Dick Bishop, John Moir. Front …

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Master Public - Brooke - Other Relative - 1 July 2015 - Family papers
  • Forenames
    Edward Horatio AWMM
  • Surname
    Moore AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Ted Moore AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 2876 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    26 July 1916 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Hairini, Tauranga, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr J.A. Moore (father), Hairini, Tauranga, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1941 Crete AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 2876 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2 Private AWMM

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Cancer AWMM
    • Graded IIIP - Medically Unfit Public - Brooke - Other Relative - 6 July 2015 - family papers

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Was a member of 18th Battalion. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    4 January 1998 AWMM
    Age 81 AWMM
    Tauranga, Bay of Plenty AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    New Zealand Herald 6 January 1998, p.D8 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    Auckland Domain, an Olive Tree (Olea europaea) planted close to the Auckland War Memorial Museum in the grounds of the Auckland Domain commemorates those who fought on Crete in 1941. AWMM

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  • You were a brave and courageous soldier who returned home to start a beautiful family with a beautiful wife.

    Thank you for helping NZ remain a safe and amazing country for me to bring up your great grandchildren. They, like me will NEVER forget.
    Public - Vicki - Direct descendant - 25 April 2019
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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 1: WW2 127 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      New Zealand Herald 6 January 1998, p.D8 AWMM
    • Dawson, W. (1961). 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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25 April 2019VickiAucklandDirect descendant
06 July 2015BrookeTaupo, New ZealandOther Relative

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