| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0507 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Moore, William Reid |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/1395 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Moore, William Reid (Lieutenant, b.1887 - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant William Reid Moore, 28 Battalion, AIF, France, 1916. Collection consists of a typewritten extract from a letter written by Moore in August 1916, to his parents. Location of original letter unknown.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Lieutenant William Reid Moore, 28 Battalion. Carpenter of Narrogin, Western Australia. Born at Leith, Scotland. Educated at Leith Academy; served in the Royal Engineers (volunteer); came to Australia when 22 years old. Killed in action, 3 November 1916, at Flers. Age 29. Son of Andrew and Christina Moore, of 330 Newcastle St., Perth, Western Australia.