MOORE Cyril Hartley

The following information has been researched by and is courtesy of Dave Scrimger:
Cyril Moore was killed in action near Harrismith, July 28th, 1901. He was born July 1876, and was educated at St John’s College, Winnipeg, and Malvern College. He went to South Africa in April 1900, and saw much service. He was invalided home in December but, on recovering, returned in April 1901. The action in which he was killed took place at a farm about 22 miles from Ladysmith, and the Boers succeeded in cutting off the retreat of the small party of ten men he commanded. Three times the enemy called on him to surrender, but on Lieutenant Moore refusing to do so, he was shot through the heart. Of his party seven fell killed or wounded. On July 31st, the Boers allowed his body to be sent for, and then expressed their admiration of his bravery and their regret at having to shoot him as he would not surrender. He was buried in Harrismith cemetery. A marble cross was erected over his grave by the officers and men of his company.
Source: Donner

We did not know any of this including the fact that he must have spent some time in Canada with his brother as he was partially educated at St John’s College in Winnipeg, which is now part of the University of Manitoba.

Cyril’s older brother, Rupert H Moore, was born in Stratford On Avon, June 22, 1874, and spent some years travelling the world, Hawaii (for a year or so), California, but ended up in Kenora, Ontario, Canada, where he married later in life to a woman of similar age and had no children. He died in 1961. There was a sister but we don’t know anything about her. It is not known if she had any children, but we assume Cyril did not. I assume Cyril was born in the same area as Rupert two years later.

Cyril Moore, seated on the left. Photo copyright of Dave Scrimger