Trafford

Born in Texas, USA on the 18th September 1896, the son of Peter Johan &
Emily Susan Moe (nee Woolmore).

His Norwegian father - Peter Johan Moe died accidentally when he fell from
a bridge at Rockdale, Texas on 18/09/1897 aged 32 years.   He was the
son-in-Law of  William & Rebecca Woolmore of Stamford Place, Sale.  William
was an Indian Continent Merchant.

Returning to the UK from America, Harald and his mother - Emily, sailed
from New York to Liverpool on the S.S. "Umbria" in June 1898.   He was
aged: 1 and his mother aged: 34.

1901 Census - No Trace of him or his mother.

1911 Census - Crossley & Porter Orphans Home & School, Savile Park,
Halifax, Yorkshire.    Scholar - aged: 14 - born: Texas, USA (naturalised
British Subject).  His widowed mother was then residing in the Royal Deaf &
Dumb Institution, Chester Road, Stretford - aged: 47 - occ: Domestic
Servant - born: Southport, Lancashire.

He was employed by Donald Currie & Co, Manchester before enlisting in the
Army

Initially the 19th Bn, Manchester Regiment trained at Heaton Park but moved
in April 1915 to Belton Park, where they joined 90th Brigade, 30th
Division. They then moved to Larkhill in September 1915 for final training
and proceeded to France on the 6th of November 1915. concentrating near
Amiens. on the 21st of December they transferred to 21st Brigade, still
with 30th Division. In 1916 they were in action during the Battle of the
Somme, in which the Division captured Montauban.

MIC - States that he was drafted to France on the 8th November 1915.  
Awarded the 15 Star, BWM & VM.   Death assumed to be the 23rd July 1916. 
His mother's address in 1919 was "Oakholme", Wilbraham Road, Alexandria
Park, Manchester.

WO363 - Attested on the 4th September 1914.  He embarked onto the S.S.
Queen Alexandria on the 7th November 1915.   Admitted to the 3 Field
Ambulance suffering from Influenza on the 10th March 1916, released and
sent to 30 Division on the 15th.   Admitted to 22 Field Ambulance on the
14th March 1916 suffering from I.C.T. = Inflammation of the Connective
Tissue, which was something of a catch-all term for any sickness casualties
with symptoms relating to the musculoskeletal or soft tissue areas of the
body.   Returned to duty on the 13th April 1916.

His death (missing) in recorded in the 22nd August and the 7th September
1916 editions of the Manchester Evening News.

Commemorated on the family gravestone in Sale Cemetery - F.1925, which
states that he was killed at Guillemont