MOORE, Arthur

Arthur Moore attended Halesowen C of E school and was a member of one of the local Methodist churches. He enlisted in the Worcesters and was sent to the 11th Battalion serving at Salonika in the campaign to defend Greece. This was another hard-fought campaign with most of the fighting taking place around Lake Doiran. After the long winter of 1916-17 the Allies attempted to drive the Bulgarian army out of Greece. The opening battle was at Doiran on the 24th April but it failed to break the stalemate of trench warfare. Private Arthur Moore was killed on this day. He is commemorated on the Doiran, Halesowen, Halesowen United Methodist church and Halesowen C of E school Memorials.