| Accession Number | P09291.381 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c August 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3214A Private (Pte) Victor Douglas Moore, 10th Battalion. A carpenter’s ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3214A Private (Pte) Victor Douglas Moore, 10th Battalion. A carpenter’s apprentice from Exeter, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 10th reinforcements from Adelaide on 14 September 1915 aboard HMAT Ballarat (A70) for Suez. He served at Gallipoli for the last three weeks of the campaign before the battalion was withdrawn to Egypt on 29 December 1915. On 26 February 1916 he was transferred to the 50th Battalion which relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Pte Moore was wounded in action near Pozieres on 16 August 1916 and was evacuated to England for treatment and recuperation before rejoining his battalion on 10 February 1917. Pte Moore was killed in action at the attack on Noreuil on 2 April 1917. His grave and 81 others were destroyed by shellfire and his name is recorded on a special memorial in the Noreuil Australian Cemetery. He was aged 19 years.