Thomas Moore
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Thomas Moore (junior) was born in 1888 at Nottingham, he was the son of Thomas Morre (senior) a railway porter and later scene shifter in a theatre and Ellen Morre née Jackson of 154 Waterway Street, Meadows, Nottingham and the brother of Emma, James, Ellen, Sarah, John, Albert and Benny Moore.
His father was born in 1858 at West Bromwich, his mother Ellen Jacksonwas born in 1861 at Nottingham, they were married on 6th October 1884 at St John's Church (Leenside) Nottingham, they went on to have 10 chldren, sadly 1 was to die in infancy or early childhood.
In 1901 they lived at 2 Taylor's Yard Nottingham.
In the 1911 census the family are living at 154 Waterway Street, Nottingham, Thomas 51 yrs is a scene shifter in a threatre, he is living with his wife Ellen 48 yrs and their children, James 24 yrs a hawker, Ellen 20 yrs a cotton winder, Saraha Jane 18 yrs a cotton winder, John 16 yrs an errand boy, Albert 14 yrs an errand boy, Sarah 13 yrs of age scholar and Edward 7 yrs of age.
Thomas Moore enlisted at Nottingham and entered theatre of war (France) on 21 January 1915, joining the 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters. The war diary mentioned a draft of 50 other ranks under Lt Shawcross, arriving on 22nd January which would tie in with Thomas's entry. At some point he was posted to 9th Battalion and was on the Somme with them in September 1916 when he was killed. On 21 September the war diary noted -
'Improvement of weather and although the trenches were drier, they were still full of sticky, clinging mud. Constance trench was still getting a fair amount of attention from the enemy artillery.'
During this period Thomas killed and probably buried nearby in the Nab Junction Cemetery, Ovillers. After the armistice his remains were reinterred in Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La-Boiselle, grave IV. E. 23
John Morse
He is buried at Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La- Bossell, France
Two of his brothers also served and died in the Great War,
Private 5138 Albert Moore 2nd battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, kia 16th September 1916 , commemorated on the Thiepval memorial
Private 15494 James Moore 11th battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, kia 1st July 1916, commemorated on the Thiepval memorial
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Thomas Moore grave
14105 Lance Corporal Thomas Moore was killed in action on 21 September 1916 whilst the battalion held Constance Trench on the Somme. He is buried on Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers, grave IV. E. 23. Visited, cross laid, photo taken by John Morse