Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Samuel Vincent Moore
Samuel Vincent Moore's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Samuel Vincent Moore
Rank: Lieutenant [Lt]
Unit: 8th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 1 December 1917
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: MOORE, Lt. Samuel Vincent. 8th Australian Light Horse. 1st Dec., 1917. Age 23. Son of John and Louisa Elizabeth Moore; husband of Doris O. Moore, of 16, Austin Avenue, St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia. Native of Ararat, Victoria.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
A brief military biography of Samuel Vincent Moore from The AIF Project:
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Doris Osborne Moore, c/o Mrs F Clarke, 16 Austin Avenue, St Kilda, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 15 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 25th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Karmala on 6 February 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 1 December 1917 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Louisa Elizabeth MOORE; husband of Doris O. MOORE, 16 Austin Avenue, St. Kilda, Victoria. Native of Ararat, Victoria |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
The Battle of El Burj, 1 December 1917
Citation: 8th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Samuel Vincent Moore
