George Henry Moore (1898-1916)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- MOORE, GEORGE HENRY. Private. No 6057. 3/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Quarmby Fold 7.5.1898. Son of Mr and Mrs I. H. Moore, Quarmby Fold, Quarmby, Huddersfield. Educated Oakes Council School. Employed as a woollen piecer. Enlisted 27.6.1916. Died at Clipstone Camp on 28.6.1916, aged 18, from a hysteric seizure immediately after entering Clipstone Camp, Mansfield. Buried EDGERTON CEMETERY, HUDDERSFIELD. Grave location:- Screen Wall.
- ROH:- Lindley Zion Methodist Church; St. Stephen's Church, Lindley; Longwood War Memorial.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private MOORE
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Wednesday, June 28, 1916
- age: 18 years
- record ID: 2752185