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We remember Ernest John Smeed Moeran
We remember Ernest John Smeed Moeran
Timeline
Timeline
1894
service
Air Force (RAF/RFC)
Source:7582160
1950
death
Unknown
He was found in the Kenmare River an inquest established that he had died of a brain haemorrhage.
Kenmare
Ireland
Source:8641660
1st December 1950
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Ernest John Smeed |
| Initials | EJS |
| Last Name | Moeran |
| Source | 7582160 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force (RAF/RFC) |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada Esther Whall | mother | ||
| Joseph William Wright Moeran | father |
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Ernest John MoeranErnest John Moeran (31 December 1894 – 1 December 1950) was an English composer . Moeran was born in Heston (now in the London Borough of Hounslow), the son of the Rev Joseph William Wright Moeran, an Irish-born clergyman, and his wife Ada Esther (born Whall). he studied piano and composition at the Royal College of Music . When war broke out Moeran enlisted in the Norfolk Regiment, in which he was later commissioned. In 1917 Moeran went to France, where he was attached to the West Yorkshire Regiment, and wounded at Bullecourt on 3 May. In October 1918 he tried out for the newly-formed Royal Air Force, but after two months was returned to a reserve battalion of the Norfolk Regiment, and discharged in January 1919
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| British RAF Officers 1912-1920 |
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| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Ernest John Moeran | Peter5151 |
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