Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Eight: Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. Ford-Moore, 10th London Regiment, late 13th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps

1914-15 Star (Major, 10/Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Col.); Jubilee 1897, silver (Lieut., (13th Mx.) Queen’s Westminster R.V.); Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1911; Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., hallmarked London 1919; Order of the Nile, 4th class breast badge, mounted as worn, together with two 10th London cap badges, one with adapted brooch fitting, a few glue marks from previous display mounting, otherwise very fine (8) £400-500

Arthur Pilcher Ford-Moore was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 13th (Queen’s) Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, on 18 June 1892, with whom he served until 1908, when he retired as Hon. Major. He was appointed Captain (Hon. Major) in the 10th (County of London) London Regiment (Hackney) Territorial Force, on 5 April 1911, becoming Major on 15 September 1914. He accompanied the regiment to Gallipoli in August 1915 and served there until the end of the year, taking part in operations at Anzac and Aghyll Dere. In December 1915 the regiment moved to Egypt, where they took part in the defence of the Suez Canal, from April to June 1916. Major Ford-Moore was wounded during his service in Egypt, where he remained until February 1917, when the regiment formed part of the Eastern Force, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, for operations in Palestine. Although not actively engaged in the 1st Battle of Gaza, the 10th Londons took part in the 2nd and 3rd battles, including the captures of Gaza in November 1917 and Jerusalem in the following month. For his services during the war he was twice mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 12 January 1918 and 5 June 1919) and awarded the Order of the Nile, 4th Class.