John (James) Moore
Memorial: Tormarton - St Mary Magdalene's Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private (Service No. 25184)
Parents: James Harris and Rose Evelyn Moore
Marital status: Single
Home address: Home Address: New House Cottages, Tormarton Lived: 1901 Census – Winsham Farm, Ilfracombe, Devon
Pre-war occupation: Labourer on Farm
Date of birth: 13/07/1896
Place of birth: Ilfracombe
Date of death: 03/09/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: No Known Grave – Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France
Age: 20
Further information:
Although recorded on the Tormarton memorial as John Moore, his registered name was James.
As James was also the name of his father, he was probably known as John. In 1906, he was admitted to the Holy Trinity Church of England School in Ilfracombe and left the school in 1909. It was probably shortly after 1909 that the family moved to Tormarton.
On the 1911 Census the family lived in Tormarton, his father was a Shepherd (in 1901 he was recorded as a farmer). James Jnr was the youngest of 3 and had an older brother Richard and older sister Margaret.
He served with the 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Volunteer Researcher John Davis.