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Lance Corporal George Avery Moor

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1889-01-02
Place of birth: Droitwich Spa Worcestershire England
Next of kin: Elizabeth Dean, mother. 23 Marlborough, South Woodford, London, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-03-30
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 14974
Highest Rank: Lance Corporal
Rank detail
  1. Lance Corporal (Army).
  2. Trooper (Army). 1914-01-22 ?
  3. Private, 6th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-24 to 1915-01-22
  4. Trooper (Army). ? to 1914-09-24
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Vimy Memorial, France

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1572017
LAC ID: 181751
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6315-S042
Uploader's Notes: Son of George Moor and Lizzie Bolt Moor (later Cuthberton) of The Hollis Hospital, Parkhead, Sheffield, England
Uploader's Research notes: [Trooper Army Canadian Cavalry 34th Fort Garry Horse Private Army Canadian Infantry 6th Battalion E Company A member of the First Canadian Contingent which sailed from Canada as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade on the 3rd of October onboard the S.S. Lapland arriving at Plymouth on the 14th of October. Training continued at West Down South Camp Salisbury Plain until the 15th of December when the Battalion left the Brigade in order to convert back to the cavalry role as the Depot for the Canadian Cavalry Brigade. The Battalion Disbanding on the 22nd of January 1915 excess personel being transfered to the 8th and 10th Battalions. Trooper Army Canadian Cavalry Canadian Cavalry Brigade Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Cavalry Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-25