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Moore was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 30 September, 1908.  He served in the armoured cruisers {{UK-Sutlej|f=p}} and {{UK-BlackPrince}} through August 1911, being promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1911.  He was appointed to {{UK-Arrogant}} for a course in submarines on 15 August, 1911.  After a bout of tonsillitis in June, on 14 November, he was re-appointed to the ship for service in submarines.  In October 1913 he was lent to the [[Royal Australian Navy]].<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/86.|}} f. 442.</ref>
 
Moore was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 30 September, 1908.  He served in the armoured cruisers {{UK-Sutlej|f=p}} and {{UK-BlackPrince}} through August 1911, being promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1911.  He was appointed to {{UK-Arrogant}} for a course in submarines on 15 August, 1911.  After a bout of tonsillitis in June, on 14 November, he was re-appointed to the ship for service in submarines.  In October 1913 he was lent to the [[Royal Australian Navy]].<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/86.|}} f. 442.</ref>
  
Moore died almost as soon as the war began when {{AU-AE1}} disappeared without a trace in September, 1914.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/86.|}} f. 442.</ref>
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Moore died almost as soon as the war began when {{AU-AE1}} disappeared without a trace in September, 1914 near Papua, New Guinea.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/86.|}} f. 442.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 01:05, 5 April 2024

Lieutenant Charles Lewis Moore, R.N. (23 August, 1889 – 14 September, 1914) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Colonel H. Moore was born in Dublin.[1]

His early service after passing out of H.M.S. Britannia in May 1905 was in the armoured cruiser Leviathan, Bacchante and the battleship Bulwark.[2]

Moore was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 30 September, 1908. He served in the armoured cruisers H.M.S. Sutlej and Black Prince through August 1911, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1911. He was appointed to Arrogant for a course in submarines on 15 August, 1911. After a bout of tonsillitis in June, on 14 November, he was re-appointed to the ship for service in submarines. In October 1913 he was lent to the Royal Australian Navy.[3]

Moore died almost as soon as the war began when AE 1 disappeared without a trace in September, 1914 near Papua, New Guinea.[4]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/86. f. 442.
  2. Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/86. f. 442.
  3. Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/86. f. 442.
  4. Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/86. f. 442.