MOORE, Robert Ernest - WX22899
From WA Military Digital Library
Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia |
Lieut Robert Ernest Moore
Conflict | World War 2 |
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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.