MOORE, Edward Lewis
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Known as:
Ned
Rank:
Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel)
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Army Medical Corps
Service:
Army
Number:
221846
Honours & Awards:
Captain Edward Moore, M.B., R.A.M.C., Medical Officer attached to No. 3 Commando, was awarded the Military Cross [1] in recognition of gallant and distinguished service after the landing at Agnone Sicily, and during the advance to the bridge at Malati on the night of 13/14 July 1943[2].
Captain Moore M.C., was awarded a Bar to his Military Cross [3] in recognition of his gallantry in April 1945 whilst evacuating casualties on 3 separate occasions from open ground on the approaches to Leese whilst under constant enemy fire [4].
Maj. E. L. Moore, M.C., M.B., retired 2nd Feb. 1953 and was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel [5].
Sources
[1] London Gazette Supp. 36217, page 4662.
[2] National Archives file WO373/3/573.
[3] London Gazette Supp. 37172, page 3591.
[4] National Archives file WO373/54/680.
[5] London Gazette Supp. 39766, page 682.
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