- Surnames starting with the letter M. 

Clement John Moore

Rank:PrivateNumber:14569
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:11th Bn
Name of Rgt or Ship:Cheshire Rgt
Died:20/07/16Age:33
How Died:Died of Wounds
Country of burial:FranceGrave Photo:Yes
Cemetery or Memorial:Etaples Cemetery, Pas de Calais
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
Born in 1883, the son of John & Alice Moore (nee Boucker).

1891 Census - 1 Pownall Street, Altrincham.    Son - aged: 8 - born:
Altrincham.    Head of household - John Moore - Married - aged: 36 - occ:
Cooper - born: Manchester.   Also - Alice Moore - Wife - aged: 43 - born:
Market Drayton, Shropshire.

1901 Census - Thorne Grove, Albert Road, Hale.   Son - aged: 18 - occ:
Bricksetter - born: Bowdon.    Head of houshold - Alice Moore - Widow -
aged: 53 - born: Market Drayton, Shropshire.   Plus his maternal
grandmother - Ann Bowker - Widow - aged: 74 - born: Morton Wood,
Shropshire.

Married - Bertha Bowman during the September quarter 1908 in the Bucklow
R.D. - ref: 8a/362.

1911 Census - 5 Pollen Road, Altrincham.   Nephew - Married - aged: 29 -
occ: Brick Setter for Builder - born: Altrincham.   Head of household -
Mary Domville - Widow - aged: 67 - born: Market Drayton, Shropshire.   
Also George Bowker Domville - son - aged: 37 - occ: Brick Setter for
Builder - born: Latchford, Cheshire.    Plus Alice Moore (his mother) -
Sister - aged: 63 - born: Market Drayton, Shropshire.   Plus Clement John
Moore's 2 children born at Altrincham - George - born: 1909 and John -
born: 1910.

Bertha was in service at Beech Bank, Stamford Road, Bowdon - Servant to the
Urquart family - Married - aged: 27 - occ: General Servant Domestic - born:
Manchester.

In preparation for the Battle of the Somme 1916, the 11th Bn, Cheshire Rgt,
moved from Toutencourt to Hédauville during night 30/06; Martinsart Wood
02/07; Forward to 'Black Horse Bridge' and assembled for attack south of
Thiepval during night 03/07; Passed over 'No-mans Land' in perfect order ,
but heavy machine gun fire brought assault to a standstill about 50 yards
from the German first line - line after line of British troops were mown
down - 20 officers and 657 other ranks went into the trenches - only 6
officers and 350 other ranks came out. Albert 06/07; Moved forward to 'Usna
Redoubt' during the night of 11/07; Moved forward to Brigade reserve
positions during the night of 13/07; Moved forward to front line in
preparation for attack north of Ovillers Church during the night 14/07;
Relieved and to Senlis 15/07; Hédauville 16/07; Amplier 17/07. 

Commemorated on St. Martin's & St. Martin's Window Memorials, Ashton on
Mersey.    See also the Sale Database.


Memorials found on:
St. Martin's (Ashton on Mersey)St. Martin's Window (Ashton on Mersey)
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