James Moore
He was a general labourer in a leather dressing works in 1911.
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James Moore was born in 1881 at Nottingham, he was the son of the late Edward Moore a brick maker and the late Elizabeth Moore née Fell of 300 Mansfield Road, Nottingham. His father Edward was born in 1831 at Arnold, he died in 1901 aged 70 yrs, his mother Elizabeth Fell was born in 1835 also at Arnold, she died in 1911 aged 77 yrs, they were married on 27th February 1859 at St Mary’s Church, Arnold, they went on to have 10 children. James married Ada Smith (born 28th September 1891 Lenton) on 21st May 1904 at Lenton Priory Church, they lived at 14 Churchill Street, Old Lenton, Nottingham, they had 3 children, Elsie Millicent born 10th April 1906, Ada Annie born 3rd March 1907 and Jesse born 17th August 1908. In the 1911 census James is living at 14 Churchill Street, Old Lenton, he is 30 yrs of age and is a general labourer, he is living with his wife Ada 29 yrs and their children, Elsie 5 yrs, Ada 4 yrs and Jesse 1 year of age.
James Moore enlisted at Nottingham on 8 September 1914. Home address Lenton, he was aged 34y 120d and employed as a general labourer.
He joined at Winchester on 9 September and was posted initially to the 11th (Service) Battalion King's Royal Rifles (R4566) then to the Depot No. 4 Company, 10th Battalion Rifle Brigade.
He served with BEF France from 21 July 1915 but was medically evacuated to the UK and admitted to the Royal National Orthopeadic Hospital, 234 Great Portland Street, London, on 17 October 1915. However, he was discharged on 22 October 'to hospital (for Sanatorium treatment) as suffering from tuberculosis of larynx and lungs' and admitted to another hospital the same day (name/location illegible).
James died on 23 November 1915 of tuberculosis of the larynx, death registered Nottingham (OND).
He was buried in the family grave in Nottingham General Cemetery and is commemorated on the CWGC screen wall in the Cemetery (ref. 19159).
Note: The family grave is unmarked and was traced by a CWGC 'Eyes On Hands On' volunteer.
James' service record has a series of entries relating to the process of his discharge on 8 December 1915 as 'unfit for War Service' under Para 392 (xvi) King's Regulations, and the subsequent enquiries following his death, which had occurred the previous month. The records include a memo dated 17 December 1915 from The Hospital Chelsea to OIC Records Winchester, reference 3621 Rifleman James Moore, Rifle Brigade, discharge documents: ‘Returned for disposal as man’s wife states he died on 23rd November, 1915. There was also a memo dated 19 June 1916 from the War Office to the Rifle Brigade with a request to 'obtain and forward a medical report from the doctor who attended No. S.3621 Rfmn James Moore Rifle Bde, in his last illness.' It seems that James' widow did not receive a widow's pension until April 1917.
Service Record based on the date of James' medical discharge, 8 December 1915, before the Army was informed of his death on 23 November: Home 8 September 1914-20 July 1915-316d. BEF France 21 July 1915-17 October 1915, 89d. Home 18 October 1915-8 December 1915, 52d. Total 1y 92d.
Nottingham Evening Post, 29 December 1915. Photograph with caption: ‘Rifleman J Moore, 10th Rifle Brigade, 14 Churchill Street, Old Lenton, died Nov. 23rd from the effects of a cold caught in the trenches.’
WW1 Pensions: his widow was awarded a pension of 26 shillings and 3 pence a week commencing 4 April 1917
Additional research and information Peter Gillings.
James Moore
Nottingham Evening Post, 29 December 1915. Source Jim Grundy facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
James Moore
Nottingham General Cemetery, CWGC Screen Wall, James Moore. Photograph Peter Gillings
James Moore
Nottingham General Cemetery, CWGC Cross of Sacrifice and Screen Wall. Photograph Peter Gillings.
Photo of James Moore
Nottingham General Cemetery, unmarked family grave. Photograph Simon Roots, CWGC EOHO project (18 July 2026)