Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Second Lieutenant E. R. Moore, Royal Air Force, late Royal Engineers, who was wounded during the Battle of Hamel when he was forced to crash land following engine failure on 4 July 1918

1914-15 Star (1669. Spr. E. Moore, R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. E. R. Moore. R.A.F.) polished, the Star good fine, the pair nearly very fine (3) £140-£180

Eric Raymond Moore was born on 15 March 1889 and attested for the Royal Engineers, serving during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 December 1914. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant on the General List on 27 February 1918, and transferred to the Royal Air Force on its formation on 1 April 1918. He was wounded during the Battle of Hamel on 4 July 1918, when he was forced to crash land following engine failure. He relinquished his commission on account of ill-health contracted on active service on 9 July 1919, and retained the rank of Second Lieutenant.

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