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MOORE, JAMES. Rank: Pte/Lance Corporal. Regiment or Service: Royal Irish Regiment. Unit; 5th Bn. Date of Death: 17-October-1918. Service No: 10952. Formerly he was with the Royal Irish Rifles where his number was 10370. Born in Bride Street, Wexford. Enlisted in Wexford. Died of Wounds. From an article in a Wexford Newspaper; Brave brothers at the front. The two brave sons of Mrs, Moore, Well Lane (Selskar). ], Wexford, have undergone thrilling experiences in Flanders. They are both serving in the Royal Irish and have participated in many engagements in which the regiment figured conspicuously since the outbreak of the war…. Private William Moore Royal Irish Regiment was sent out with the first British Expeditionary Force when war was declared.
His regiment was hurried to the support of the brave Belgians and participated in the memorable struggle at Mons. During the famous strategic retreat many of the gallant Royal Irish fell, but from the memory of the deeds performed by them on that occasion will not speedily be forgotten. Private William Moore was one of a party in charge of a Lieutenant which held the Germans at bay. Though opposed by overwhelming numbers, they stuck to their post till their task was received. Through force of numbers, they were cut off from the main body and only six men and the Lieutenant remained. They refused to give in, however, and fought till their ammunition agve out, when after a desperate struggle they were captured. They were hurried to a house several miles behind the German lines, but the little band succeeded in overpowering their captors and made good their escape. After enduring many privations the party regained the British lines.
He fought with the remnants of the regiment up to May last, when he was sent home on sick leave. After a brief furlough he returned to Flanders and is again in the thick of the fray. Private James Moore, Royal Irish Regiment went on active service at the outbreak of war and, like his brother, took part in the many engagements in the Autumn and Winter seasons in which the Royal Irish won a glorious fame. At the battle of Ypres he was wounded in the right leg, and is at present home in Wexford on furlough recouperating. From an article in the People, 1915; Private James Moore, Selskar Street, Wexford, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, is in hospital suffering from a bullet wound in the right leg. Private Moore has been on active service in France since the outbreak of the war.
He has another brother, William, also in the firing line. See William Moore below. Grave or Memorial Reference: I. B. 6. Cemetery: Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension in France.
MOORE, MATTHEW. Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Irish Regiment. Unit: 2nd Bn. Age at Death: 32. Date of Death: 19-October-1914. Service No: 7555. Born in Bree, Co Wexford. Enlisted in Wexford while living in Bree. Killed in Action. Supplementary information; Son of Laurance and Annie Moore ( nee Cullen ) of Bree, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford; husband of Mary Cogley ( formerly Moore ) of 4, "C" Block, The Barracks, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. Grave or Memorial Reference: Panel 11 and 12. Memorial: Le Touret Memorial in France.
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MOORE, WILLIAM. Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Irish Regiment.
Unit; 1st Bn. Date of Death: 21-November-1916. Service No: 10534. Born in Bride Street, Wexford. Enlisted in Wexford while living in Bagenalstown, Co Carlow. Killed in Action in Salonika. Age at Death; 23. Supplementary information; Son of the late Laurence and Anastatia Moore. From an article in the People, 1915; Private James Moore, Selskar Street, Wexford, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, is in hospital suffering from a bullet wound in the right leg. Private Moore has been on active service in France since the outbreak of the war. He has another brother, William, also in the firing line. See James Moore above. Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is listed on the Doiran Memorial in Greece.
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