Charles Lewis Moore
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
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/86. f. 442.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/86. f. 442.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/86. f. 442.
- ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/86. f. 442.
