Moore, Richard
Second Lieutenant
2nd Garrison Battalion, Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish Fusiliers)
Died in service on Tuesday 29 October 1918 (aged 51)
Buried:
Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery, Greece (Grave 400)
Commemorated:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
BIOGRAPHY
In the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Debt of Honour Website it is recorded that Second Lieutenant Richard Moore was the husband of Ellen Moore who lived at 3 Barronville, Downshire Road, Holywood.
Second Lieutenant Richard Moore served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers, and he was 51 when he died on 29 October 1918. He was buried in Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery, Greece and there is an inscription on his CWGC headstone:
WATCH AND PRAY
THAT CROWN IS GIVEN
BUT TO THOSE
WHO BRAVELY FIGHT
Richard Moore was born on 18 January 1867 at Davison’s Row, Ballymacarratt, Belfast, and he was a son of Richard and Mary Moore (nee McLaron) who were married on 25 April 1862 in Newtonbreda Parish Church of Ireland Church, Knockbreda, Belfast. Richard Moore, a ropemaker from Knockbreda, was a son of John Moore, a labourer. Mary McLaron was from Knockbreda and her father worked as a labourer. They had at least five children:
John (born around 1862/1863 in Belfast)
Richard (born 18 January 1867 at Davison’s Row, Ballymacarratt, Belfast)
Henry (born 24 March 1869 at Davison’s Row, Ballymacarratt, Belfast)
William (born 20 May 1871 at 5 Davison’s Row, Ballymacarratt, Belfast)
Samuel
Their father, Richard Moore, a married rope spinner, died of stomach cancer on 30 November 1876 (aged 34) in Belfast Workhouse.
John Moore (Richard, the casualty’s brother) and Mary Anne Hodgen (sometimes Hodgin) were married on 8 December 1889 in St Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, Belfast. John Moore (aged 27), a labourer from 78 Servia Street, Belfast was a son of Richard Moore, a labourer (deceased). Mary Anne Hodgen (aged 19) a mill girl from Belfast was a daughter of Samuel Hodgen, a mechanic (deceased). They had at least nine children:
Ellen (born 11 March 1891 at 80 Servia Street, Belfast)
John (born 16 December 1892 Belfast)
David (born 11 July 1894; died of debility 11 July 1894 at 7 Kennedy’s Entry, Belfast)
Jeremiah (born 12 May 1895; died of debility from birth 12 May 1895 at 8 Kennedy’s Way, Belfast)
Samuel (born 7 April 1896 Belfast)
David (born 11 April 1898 at 6 Kennedy’s Entry, Belfast)
Daniel (born 22 April 1900 at 10 Kennedy’s Entry, Belfast)
Thomas (born 29 March 1903 at Grange, Douglas, Co Cork)
Lillie (born around 1908 in Cork)
Mary Anne Moore (nee Hodgen) was with her mother-in-law when she died of heart disease on 25 January 1902 (aged 64) at 12 Campbell’s Row, Belfast.
Henry Moore (Richard, the casualty’s brother) enlisted on 27 July 1886 at Belfast and served with the Royal Irish Rifles (No. 1715). He had been working as a shoemaker, he declared that he was aged 18, and it was noted that he had tattoos on both hands and arms. His mother, Mary, lived at 28 Skipton Street, Belfast. He stated that he had two older brothers, John and Richard, and two younger brothers, William and Samuel. Henry Moore deserted from the Army, was apprehended, convicted, and imprisoned in Kilmainham Jail, Dublin. He was discharged from the Army with ignominy. On 12 April 1890 he joined the Royal Navy.
Second Lieutenant Richard Moore had previous service with the Royal Irish Rifles (No. 1354). He enlisted on 8 August 1885 (aged 18) and was discharged on 6 August 1906 at Dundalk (aged 39). He served in Malta and India. Richard had further service as a Quartermaster Sergeant in the Royal Irish Rifles (No. 11/18404).
Richard Moore, the casualty, and Ellen Walsh were married on 14 February 1893 in Fermoy Church of Ireland Church, Co. Cork. Richard Moore, an Army Sergeant in the Royal Irish Rifles, stationed in Fermoy Barracks was a son of Richard Moore, a mechanic. Ellen Walsh from King Street, Fermoy was a daughter of Patrick Walsh, a publican. Ellen was born on 17 January 1873 at Kilmallock Workhouse, and she was a daughter of Patrick and Johanna Walsh (nee Danagher). When she was born her father, Patrick, was a soldier serving in India.
In 1901 Richard Moore was stationed in Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry.
Second Lieutenant Richard Moore’s widow, Ellen Moore, lived at 3 Barronville, Downshire Road, Holywood.