Moore,+Herbert


 * Herbert Moore**



Private, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 206 Coy. Service No: 13958 Died: 3rd December 1919, Aged 35 years. Cemetery KEIGHLEY (OAKWORTH) CEMETERY., Grave Reference A16 Additional Information: Husband of Eugenie Moore, of Oakworth, Yorkshire. N.B. Recent research has shown that Private Moore is buried here. The Commission is in the process of producing a headstone to mark his grave. //The new headstone was fitted early in July 2015.//

Born about 1885 in Oakworth. Parents Ezra Moore and Sarah Moore. Living at 130 Lidget, Oakworth in the 1891 census: Ezra Moore 41, Sarah Moore 40, Bertha Moore 15, Walter Moore 13, Edwin Moore 10, Ernest Moore 8, Herbert Moore 6, Lucy Moore 2

Living at 128 + 130 Clough Gate, Oakworth in the 1901 census: Ezra Moore 51, Sarah Moore 50, Bertha Moore 25, Walter Moore 23, Edwin Moore 20, Ernest Moore 18, Herbert Moore 16, Lucy Moore 12

Herbert married Eugenie Sellers on 17th December 1907. They were living at 66, Lidget, Oakworth in the 1911 Census: Herbert Moore 26, Eugenie Moore 27, Edna Moore 1, Mary Moore 5/12 Born 23rd October 1910.

Herbert attested for the Army in the Machine Gun Corps on 8th December 1915 at Haworth. He was still resident at 66, Lidget, Oakworth. Aged 31 years 1 month. Occupation: Master Painter and Decorator

Herbert was in France from 25th April 1917 to 6th June 1917. and later 16th September 1917 to 24th September 1917. During this period their daughter Dorothy was born on 25th May 1917. Discharged as 'Permanently Unfit' from the Army on 7th March 1918 with Nephritis (Kidney disease) which was assessed as war attributable by Army Medical Officers. Victory Medal and British War Medal. Died of Kidney disease in December 1919. Buried in Oakworth Cemetery plot A16. No headstone.

In 2011 we applied to have his service death recognised and it was accepted by the MOD in June 2012 and awaiting a headstone from the C.W.G.C.

He suffered from trench fever which led to nephritis (Kidney disease) and this was stated as 'war attributable' on his Army medical record. Invalided out of the Army as permanently unfit (100%) with a pension. Herbert died of nephritis (kidney disease - ref: death certificate) on 3rd December 1919. We were grateful to volunteers from the In From The Cold Project for purchasing Herbert's death certificate and submitting his case to the M.O.D. for consideration on our behalf.

The new CWGC headstone fitted in early July 2015:



Herbert's grave plot (A16) in Oakworth Cemetery, before the headstone was installed. (Samuel Rainford is buried in the adjoining plot A15).