Moore, Geoffrey | Universities at War

Personal details

Name on Memorial:

Moore, G.

Forename(s):

Geoffrey

Surname:

Moore

Date of Death:

Tuesday, February 26, 1918

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Degree(s):

BSc

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Service:

Air

Unit:

Royal Naval Air Service

Prisoner of War:

Military Training:

Officers’ Training Corps, Armstrong College

Theatre of War:

Balkans

Biography

Geoffrey was the son of Colonel Maurice and Florence Moore of Westburn, Sunderland. He attended Armstrong College and gained a BSc.

Geoffrey was killed when flying an Airco BH4 Bomber, which crash-landed near Mudros Aerodrome, Limnos, Greece. He died on 26th February 1918 aged 23.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Geoffrey is buried in the East Mudros Military Cemetery, Limnos, Greece.

Memorials

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

North East War Memorials Project

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Ian Johnson, Amy Shiel