Moore, Harold John

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B.Ec. : Lieutenant, 33rd Battn., A.I.F., France and England. Enlisting in December, 1915, and sailing 5th May, 1916, as lieutenant, fought with 52nd Battn. in the Somme Battle with 14th Coy. A.A.S.C. for a month. Was with battn. in Ypres and Armentieres sectors, at Hangard Wood, Villers-Bretonneux, Bray and Mont St. Quentin, being wounded at Passchendaele 12th October, 1917, and gassed at Villers-Bretonneux 18th April, 1918. After the Armistice appointed Adjutant, A.I.F. Education Service at H.Q., Tidworth, serving until demobilisation. Member of Teachers' College.

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1888

Moore H.J. : Life.Birth 19 Jul 1888
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Early education at Frederickton Public School, Frederickton, NSW, Australia
1915

Enlisted 1 Dec 1915
1916

Military service as Lieutenant at France --, France ; Wingate, England --, United Kingdom ; AIF Education Office HQ Tidworth --, England 1916
1916

Assistant at Broken Hill -- NSW, Australia 1916
1917

Wounded 12 Oct 1917 at Ypres (Passchendaele) [ Belgium ]
1918

Gassed 18 Apr 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux [ France ]
1924

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1924
1928

Inspector of Schools at New South Wales -- NSW, Australia 1 February 1928
1953

Member of Child Advisory Council 1953
1968

Moore H.J. : Death 12 Apr 1968

Gender

Male

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