MOORE Percy Charles

Service only.

Percy Moore was born on 24th June 1896. In 1911 Percy aged 14 was resident with his parents Charles and Ada and his 2 siblings at Ashton Under Hill. He died aged 88 in 1985.

Brother of Jack William Moore.

Percy Moore enlisted as Private 19976 in the Worcestershire Regiment on 9th February 1914. He went to France on 1st April 1915 and at some point was wounded. He was discharged due to wounds on 6th December 1915 and issued with a Silver war Badge on 3rd February 1917. He was later awarded the 1915 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

From the Evesham Journal and Four Shires Advertiser, Saturday 18th September, 1915:
Writing to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hunting of Ashton-under-Hill, Pte. Charles Hunting says:-“Last night we heard the Germans working on their barbed wire, so we gave them three rounds rapid, then wait a few minutes and give them five rounds rapid. I expect they thought we had got hundreds of troops in our front lines. One of our boys fired at a sniper the other morning, and every time they shot he signalled back to them that it was a miss. I expect you would like to hear a little of how they are going on out here. Well, they have been shelling us a little today. I am putting a piece in which fell near me; you can send it on to Tom, as he says he should like to see a piece. I can understand Ben Cotton thinking of the time we used to have at Sunday School. Please tell Mrs. Moore I was very sorry I could not inform her of Percy getting wounded. I was too much upset. He did ask me to write home and tell his mother, but I could not seem as if I could write to her about her son being wounded so badly. Percy was such a good chum. If ever he had a parcel from home, or I had one, we used to share them together. I am so pleased to hear Percy has recovered sufficiently to be sent to England. I had a letter from Pte. Frank Whittle the other day; he is quite well, but I am sorry to tell you that he has moved a long way from me now. I hope we shall all meet again some day if not on this earth in the heavenly land, which God is preparing for us”.