William MOOR

28 July 1916

MOORE – July 7th killed in action in France. Pte. William Moore, 9th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, of 11, Brook Street, Earby.

28 July 1916

EARBY STRETCHER BEARER KILLED

Mrs. Moore, 11, Brook Street, Earby, has been officially notified of the death of her husband, Pte. William Moore, 9th Duke of Wellington’s, who was killed in France on July 7th. He was 39 years of age, and worked at Messrs. J.J. Duckworth’s Dotcliffe Mill, Kelbrook. He was an old member of the Earby Ambulance Division. Pte. Moore enlisted in December, 1914, and had been in France since July last. He leaves a wife in feeble health and one son aged 14.

04 August 1916

EARBY – A SOLDIER’S MEMORIAL SERVICE: PTE. W. MOORE

A memorial service to the late Pte. W. Moore, stretcher-bearer, 9th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, who was killed in action in France on the 9th July (as reported last week) was held at Thornton Church on Sunday morning. The deceased, who was 39 years of age, had been for a number of years a member of the Earby Fire Brigade, and was well known amongst firemen in the surrounding district through having taken part in several competitions at Skipton and other places. A procession, arranged by Mr. Gilbert Eastwood (captain), and composed of members of the Fire Brigade, the local police, the Volunteer Corps, the Ambulance and Nursing Divisions, marched from the Fire Station to the church where a crowded congregation had assembled, including Mrs. Moore (widow) and her son and other members of deceased’s family. The Rev. J.F. Tanfield, M.A. (rector) made feeling reference to the sad event in the course of his sermon, and at the close of the service the Dead March was played by the organist (Mr. Sefton Brown).

13 July 1917

MOOR – In loving memory of Private William Moor, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, killed in action, July 7th 1916.

Somewhere in France! Oh, surely, of our loved one
That is not all we shall ever say;
But someday when the roll is called, he’ll answer,
And here, within our hearts, he’ll live always.

From Wife and Son.

05 July 1918

MOOR – In loving memory of Private William Moor, 9th Batt. Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, stretcher bearer, killed in action in France, July 7th, 1916.

He is resting under foreign skies
In an honoured grave unknown;
But his name is written with letters of love
On the hearts he left at home.

From Wife and Son, 11 Brook Street, Earby.

11 July 1919

MOOR – In loving memory of Private William Moor, Stretcher Bearer, 9th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, killed in action in France July 7th, 1916.

No one knows the silent heartache,
Only those can tell
Who have lost their best and dearest
Without the last farewell.

From his Wife and Son.

09 July 1920

MOOR – In loving memory of Pte. William Moor, No. 14998, 9th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s W.R. Regt., killed in action in France, July 7th, 1916.

Time may soothe the broken-hearted,
And the wound may feel less sore,
But time can never fill the longing
For the ones gone before.

From his Wife and Son, 11 Brook Street, Earby.

08 July 1921

MOOR In loving memory of Pte. William Moor, No 14998, 9th Batt. Duke of Wellington’s W.R. Regt., Sec. Stretcher Bearer, killed in France, July 7th, 1916.

Only a memory of days gone by
And a sigh for a face unseen.
Only a faith that God alone
Knows best what might have been.

From his Wife and Son, 11 Brook Street, Earby.