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Object Name |
Medal, Commemorative |
Catalog Number |
2013.0026.048a |
Year Range from |
1914 |
Year Range to |
1919 |
Description |
British War Medal 1914-18 -- Circular, silver medal. Man with sword on horse on one side. King George V "Georgius V Britt. Omn. Rex et Ind:Imp" on the other side. Ribbon bar attached to top. |
Notes |
Awarded to John L. Moore for his service in the First World War. Mary Elizabeth McCrea was born on May 1, 1860. Her parents were John McCrea and Jane Pierce whose home was near Belgrave, Ontario ( most likely Lot 1, Concession 5 Morris Township). On February 12, 1884, Mary married Archibald L. Moore in the Algoma District of Northern Ontario. In 1916 Archibald Moore was noted to be an employee of Dome Mines at South Porcupine, Ontario, and he and Mary apparently lived in that community at the time. Mary and Archibald had 3 children, John born around 1893, Gordon born around 1895, and Laura, date of birth unknown. At the outbreak of World War I, John was employed by the F.T. James Company in Toronto and lived with his aunt, Mrs. D.D. Murdock at 93 Isabella Street, Toronto. Gordon was a telegraph operator with the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway at South Porcupine where his parents also lived. In 1916 Laura is recorded as a nurse at Wellesley Hospital, Toronto. She married Charles E. Thompson and moved to Vancouver B.C. Sometime around 1915, John Moore enlisted with the 84th Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force 9#163992) and went overseas where he was transferred to the 75th Battalion. About the same time, Gordon Moore enlisted with the 87th Battalion (#178038) for active service. On September 21, 1916 Gordon was killed in action in France, soon to be followed by his brother, John, on the 18th of November 1916 (probably in the Battle of the Somme). During the war, Mary lived for a time with her sister-in-law Mrs. Murdock in Toronto, and also spent time at the Homewood Sanitarium in Guelph, Ontario. After the war, Mary also spent some time in Auburn, Ontario. Mary Moore died in Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, Goderich on October 10, 1946 and is buried in Ball's Cemetery, Hullet Township. A few years before her death, she had come to Auburn to lived with a cousin, Miss Susanna Blair. |
Material |
Metal |
Dimensions |
Dia-3.5 cm |
Subjects |
World War I Medal Medals |
Search Terms |
World War I WW1 Rockwood |