Richard Thomas Moore
Service number
1872424
Military unit
35 Fortress Coy Royal Engineers
Address
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Date of birth
Date of death
26 Feb 1942 (25 years old)
Place of birth
Plymouth, Devon.
Employment, education or hobbies
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Family history
Son of Thomas George and Florence May Moore of 4 Caudwell Drive, Mansfield.
Thomas George worked for the Ministry of labour and National Service.
Siblings: Dennis born 1928 and Patricia born 1931.
Military history
Singapore fell to Japanese forces after their invasion. The battle lasted from 8th February to 15th February. After Singapore surrended the Japanese over ran Malaya and Java.
Richard was one of 14 Royal Engineers who were killed on the 26th February, 11 of whom where from his company.
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