MOORE, Robert Ernest - WX22899

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Lieut Robert Ernest Moore
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Conflict World War 2
Service Arm Australian Imperial Force
Citizen Military Force
Unit 4th Infantry Troops Workshop, 25 Light Aid Detachment
Service No. WX22899
Service Arm Army
Date of Birth 15 Oct 1922
Date of Death
Relatives Muriel Moore


At the end of World War 2, Lieut Robert Moore was transferred to the Reserve of Officers. On 1 May 1948 he became the Commanding Officer of 25 Light Aid Detachment, as part of the Citizen Military Force and the Royal Australian Electrical And Mechanical Engineers. He kept a notebook listing the men under his command and kept a record of the camps they attended and date of discharge. In these notes he uses some abbreviations - P* means Private one star; PRM means Private Recruit Minor; PRA means Private Recruit Adult; M/I 14 means Marched in the 14 day camp for the given year.