Life story: Joseph Moore | Lives of the First World War

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1889

sibling Elizabeth Moore Source:3103954 1889

1892

birth Wakefield United Kingdom Source:3103954 11th March 1892

1892

location Church Street, Wakefield (Parish of Christ Church) United Kingdom parents address Source:3103954 26th March 1892

1895

sibling Emily Moore Source:3103954 1895

1897

sibling Rosa Moore Source:3103954 1897

1901

location 2 Railway Terrace, Thornes Lane, Wakefield United Kingdom parents address Source:3103954 1901

1914

enlistment Wakefield United Kingdom Source:7396693 1914

1914

marriage Frances Maria Elizabeth Nunn Source:7396693 22nd August 1914 - 9th October 2017

1914

children Harriet Moore Source:3103954 27th December 1914

1917

dates Age 25 Source:3103954 9th October 1917

1917

dates Age 25 Source:7396693 9th October 1917

service British Army Private 3087 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Source:3103954

service British Army Private 242873 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Source:3103954

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:3103954

2017

missing Killed in action on 9th October 1917 at 3rd Battle of Ypres(Passchendaele) Source:3103954 9th October 2017

1917

death Killed in Action Killed at 3rd battle of Ypres(Passchendaele) 9.10.1917 Passchendale Belgium Source:7396693 Source:3103954 9th October 1917

burial Tyne Cot Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Killed 9.10.1917 at the third battle of Ypres(Passchendaele) Belgium Tyne Cot Memorial Wall. Panel 110 Source:3103954

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Joseph
Initials	J
Last Name	Moore
Source	3103954

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
2 Railway Terrace, Thornes Lane, Wakefield	United Kingdom	parents address	known 1901
Church Street, Wakefield (Parish of Christ Church)	United Kingdom	parents address	known 26th March 1892

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
British Army	3087	King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry		Private
British Army	242873	King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry		Private

Awards

Award	Type	Source
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Unknown	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Children

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Harriet Moore	daughter	27th December 1914

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Martha Anne Platt	mother
Charles Moore	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Elizabeth Moore	sister	1889
Emily Moore	sister	1895
Rosa Moore	sister	1897

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Frances Maria Elizabeth Nunn	wife	22nd August 1914

Media

Joseph Moore

In military uniform. Picture taken at home(presumably 55 Silcoates Street, Peacock Estate, Wakefield), with wife, Frances Maria Elizabeth, nee Nunn, later King, and daughter Harriet, later Conway. Not sure if full picture genuine or whether Joseph superimposed on image.

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Gold Medal

Heavy, 5” diameter medal, showing Britannia with trident and wreath, the name JOSEPH MOORE, and the inscription:- HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR. Plain back

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British War Medal 1914-20

This silver medal was given to serving personnel to recognise the end of the First World War. Both the front and back of this medal has detailing. The front shows King George V and the back shows the dates of the conflict and St George on horseback. Grandfather Joseph’s service number, rank, name and unit are inscribed on the edge of the medal.

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Allied Victory Medal 1914-19

The Victory Medal is also referred to as the Allied War Medal. This bronze medal shows Victory on the front and on the back the words ‘The Great War for Civilisation 1914-1919. Eligibility for this medal involved having served in an active theatre of war. Grandfather Joseph’s service number, rank, name and unit are inscribed around the edge of the medal.

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Tyne Cot Memorial

In Memory of Private Joseph Moore 242873, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry who died on 09 October 1917 aged 25. Son of Charles and Martha Ann Moore, of 15 Tavern St., Primrose Hill, Wakefield; husband of Elizabeth King(formerly Moore), of 14 Greenhill Rd., Eastmoor, Wakefield

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Joseph Moore

Joseph Moore’s(listed as MOORE J.) on memorial Wall, panel 110 in Tyne Cot Memorial Cemetery

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Register of Joseph’s effects

Credits and charges of £5.15.2, and War Gratuity of £14.00.00 paid to widow(Granny King, then Moore)!

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Award of Victory Medal

Includes Joseph’s name, Corps, Rank, Regiment No’s., type of Medal, Roll, and Page No’s.

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KOYLI Victory Medal entitlement certificate

Certificate of Joseph’s entitlement to Victory and/or British War Medal granted under Army Orders. Details Joseph’s Regiment No., Rank, Name, Killed in Action(K. in A.) 9.10.1917

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Joseph Moore’ Birth Certificate

Certified copy of Joseph’s entry of birth from General Register Office

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Joseph, wife and daughter Harriet around 1916/17

Grandfather Joseph, Grandmother Frances Maria Elizabeth(nee Nunn), mother Harriet around 1916/17

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Marriage certificate

Marriage record of Joseph Moore and Frances Maria Elizabeth Nunn on August 22nd 1914 at St Andrew’s Parish Church, Wakefield. Details of age, condition (i.e. bachelor and spinster), employment, address, fathers’ names and occupations

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Harriet Moore

Photo of Harriet Moore, Joseph’s daughter aged 14, in 1929

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4 Generations

Granny King (nee Nunn), mother Harriet (nee Moore), me (Keith Conway), son David and Joseph Moore (inset) taken in 1964 at 55 Silcoates Street, Peacock Estate,Wakefield

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Sandal Parish Church War Memorial Plaque

Joseph Moore’s name on list of those who died in First World War. List on plaque in Sandal Parish Church, Sandal, Wakefield.

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1

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Joseph Moore	Keith158028
Gold Medal	Keith158028
British War Medal 1914-20	Keith158028
Allied Victory Medal 1914-19	Keith158028
Tyne Cot Memorial	Keith158028
Joseph Moore	Keith158028
Register of Joseph’s effects	Keith158028
Award of Victory Medal	Keith158028
KOYLI Victory Medal entitlement certificate	Keith158028
Joseph Moore’ Birth Certificate	Keith158028
Joseph, wife and daughter Harriet around 1916/17	Keith158028
Marriage certificate	Keith158028
Harriet Moore	Keith158028
4 Generations	Keith158028
Sandal Parish Church War Memorial Plaque	Keith158028

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