| Accession Number | P09291.464 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c July 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3658 Private (Pte) Arthur Edwin Moore, 32nd Battalion. An engine cleaner with ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3658 Private (Pte) Arthur Edwin Moore, 32nd Battalion. An engine cleaner with the railways from Port Wakefield, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 8th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 12 August 1916 aboard HMAT Ballarat (A70) for Plymouth, England. Following training with the 8th Training Battalion, he proceeded to France in mid-January 1917 and joined his unit on the Western Front near Dernancourt. Pte Moore was wounded in action with shell concussion near Messines, Belgium, and was hospitalised from late March to early June 1918. On 2 July 1918 he was appointed Lance Corporal (L Cpl). L Cpl Moore was killed in action near Bernes, France, on 7 September 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. He was aged 26 years.