THE PRO PATRIA PROJECT

MOORE Athelstan

Lieutenant, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, South Africa

Lieutenant, West African Field Force, Nigeria

8/1155, Lieutenant Colonel, Otago Infantry, 1NZEF

2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers

1st Royal Dublin Fusiliers

CITATION

Distinguished Service Order

Gazetted

In recognition of services during operations in South Africa.

(Although English and awarded the DSO with the British Forces in South Africa,

he is mentioned due to his very close involvement

with the NZ Forces in the First World War)

Mention in Despatches

Gazetted 5 November 1915, p11003

Has been in charge of his Battalion since it landed at ANZAC on 25th April.  He commanded the Battalion in its attacks from Monash Gully on 2 May and at Cape Helles.  He has since done good work in command of various posts in Monash Gully.

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Service Order

Queen’s South Africa Medal

       Tuegela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Orange Free State

King’s South Africa Medal

      South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902

Africa General Service Medal 1902

       N Nigeria 1903, S Nigeria 1903, S Nigeria 1903-04, S Nigeria 1904, S Nigeria 1905-06

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

       Mention in Despatches

Mention in Despatches in South Africa 1902

Mention in Despatches in Nigeria 1904

NOTES

Born 2 July 1879, Hove Brighton, England

Died of Wounds 14 October 1918, Dadizeele, Belgium