The last four posts have been about this man who had become quite the hero and representative of the Greatest Generation in the United Kingdom this past year. Here is a short look at his military career.
From Wikipedia.
He was born on 30 April 1920 and grew up in the town of Keighly, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Moore was conscripted to the 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment (8 DWR) in May 1940 and stationed at Weston Park in Otley for eight months and was selected for officer training later that year. After attending that, he was commissioned a second lieutenant on 28 June 1941.
On 22 October 1941, Moore became a member of the Royal Armoured Corps because 8 DWR became an armoured unit designated as the 145th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps. Later that year he was transferred to the 9th Battalion (9 DWR) in India.
While there, he was tasked with setting up and running a training program for army motorcyclists. He was initially posted to Bombay and later to Calcutta.
Later, Moore was promoted to war-substantive lieutenant 1 October 1941 and temporary captain on 11 October 1944.
--GreGen
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