MOORE, Edward Lewis

Known as: 
Ned
Rank: 
Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel)
Unit / Base: 
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Army Medical Corps
Service: 
Army
Number: 
221846
Captain Ned Moore 3 Commando Medical Officer
Captain Edward Moore, M.B., R.A.M.C., Medical Officer attached to No. 3 Commando, was awarded the Military Cross 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 [1][2].
Awarded a Bar to the Military Cross 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 [3][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 36217, page 4662.
[2] National Archives file WO373/3/573.
[3] London Gazette 37172, page 3591.
[4] National Archives file WO373/54/680.
[5] London Gazette 39766, page 682.
 

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