Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Arthur Edward Moore, a merchant’s clerk, born 1869 in Coventry, Warwickshire and his wife Mary Stringer Moore (nee Buckingham, married in the 3rd quarter of 1892 in the Coventry, Warwickshire district), born 1867 in Coventry. George Arthur was born in the 3rd quarter of 1899 in Narborough and was baptised on the 15th October 1899 in Narborough Parish Church, he had one sibling, Lawrence Daniel, born 20th August 1894 in Wigston, Leicester and baptised on the 4th September 1894 in Christ Church, Coventry, in March 1901 the family home was at 4, Victoria Street, Narborough. In April 1911 George was a schoolboy and was residing in the family home at Ivanhoe Cottages, Main Road, Narborough, together with his widowed father, a commercial clerk and his siblings, Lawrence, a commercial clerk, Wilfred Harold, born 1905 and baptised on the 2nd April 1905 in Narborough Parish Church and Herbert Frank, born 29th October 1908 and baptised on the 8th April 1908 in Narborough Parish Church, the latter two siblings were both born in Narborough.
George was enrolled into the Army (For men deemed to be enlisted in H.M. Regular Forces for General Service with the Colours or in the Reserve for the period of the War, or Ex Soldiers recalled for service with the Colours, under the provisions of the Military Service Acts, 1916) on the 22nd September 1917 in Leicester. He gave his full address as Ivanhoe Cottage, Narborough, his age as 18 years and 1 month and his trade or calling as clerk. He confirmed that he was unmarried. He gave his father, Arthur Edward Moore of Ivanhoe Cottage, Narborough as his next of kin.
His medical examination that took place on the 12th July 1917 in Leicester recorded his birthplace as Narborough, Leicestershire, his declared age as 17 years and his trade or occupation as clerk, and that he was 5 foot 4½ inches in height, weighed 107 pounds and he had a chest measurement of between 29½ and 32 inches. His physical development was described as moderate
His descriptive report on joining recorded that he was 5 foot 4½ inches in height and he had a chest measurement of between 29½ and 32 inches.
He was deemed to have enlisted on the 24/6/16. Called up for Service where he joined the Depot of the Leicestershire Regiment as a Private, service number 22012 on the 22/9/17. Posted to the 13th Training Reserve Battalion on the 22/9/17. Embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force in France on the 4/4/18. Posted to “K” Infantry Brigade Depot, Calais on the 5/4/18. Transferred to the 10th Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derby Regiment, and allotted the service number 103564 on the 7/4/18. Transferred to 5 C.C. in -?- on the 13/4/18. Joined “K” Infantry Brigade Depot, Calais on the 17/7/18. Joined the 10th Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derby Regiment, in the field on the 18/5/18. Wounded in action, in the field on the 18/9/18. Confirmed killed in action on the 18/9/18.
A summary of his service records: Home Service, 22/9/17 – 4/4/18, 195 days. British Expeditionary Force, France, 5/4/18 – 18/9/18, 167 days. Total service 362 days. He was awarded the British War and Victory medals.
George’s surviving service documents are in a very poor condition, and much of the finer detail relating to the period of time that he spent in the Army, is either illegible or missing, hence the sparse overall description of his military and personal family history.
The War Diary records: 18 Sep-18 – LINE. Battalion moved off in artillery formation at 5.24 am to the first objective – LOWLAND SUPPORT – HEATHER SUPPORT trench system. At 6.40 am the Battalion moved forward again to the line of the railway from X.7.c.2.0 – X.7.c.0.8 and at 7.43 am advanced through the 50th Brigade and moved closely to a very fine barrage seizing BEET trench which was the final objective. “D” Company (Captain JACQUES M.C.) was on the right flank, “B” Company (Lieutenant SLEGGALL) on the left, “A” Company (Captain BRANDT) right support and “C” Company (Lieutenant HOPE) in reserve. “D” Company took FIVES trench – a noted strong point without a casualty and got 75 prisoners and reached their final objective with little loss, capturing the entire garrison. “B” Company was equally successful on the left flank and captured numerous prisoners. “A” Company was then moved to the left flank and was successful in assisting the BORDER REGIMENT who were held up by Machine Gun fire from the sunken road in X.8.b.4.9, routing the enemy and capturing 100 prisoners from a dugout. “C” Company stopped in CHAPEL trench. Touch was maintained throughout the attack with the 7th BORDER REGIMENT and the 9th KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY (21st Division) on the right, approximate number of prisoners – 250; 15 Machine Guns and two Field Guns, the latter were captured by “D” Company about 200 yards in front of their final objective – During the actual advance casualties were only 30 other ranks.
Battalion Headquarters were established with the 7th BORDER REGIMENT in a dugout at X.1.a.5.0.
At 1.30 pm the enemy put down a heavy Machine Gun barrage and bombed the BORDER REGIMENT out of their front line, and commenced to push out “B” Company. Lieutenant SLEGALL and 2nd Lieutenant TACK were killed while gallantly rallying their men. 2nd Lieutenant GREENWOOD of “A” Company who was in close support immediately formed up his platoon and regained the whole of the lost trench, killing 25 of the enemy and capturing two together with 6 Machine Guns. This fine piece of work saved a critical situation; at 8.15 pm the enemy again commenced bombing down the front line of the BORDER REGIMENT but was held up when the BORDER REGIMENT had become more organised; throughout the night enemy Machine Guns were very active, 2nd Lieutenant LANGHAM was killed.