Major General Arthur Thomas Moore, VC, CB (20 September 1830 – 25 April 1913) was a Bombay Army officer and an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Arthur Thomas Moore | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 20 September 1830 Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland |
| Died | 25 April 1913 (aged 82) Dublin, Ireland |
| Buried | Mount Jerome Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Bombay Army |
| Years of service | 1850–1888 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Unit | 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry |
| Battles / wars | Anglo-Persian War Indian Mutiny |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
Details
editMoore was born in Carlingford, County Louth and educated at the East India Company College. He was 26 years old, and a lieutenant in the 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry, Indian Army during the Persian War when the following deed took place for which he and John Grant Malcolmson were awarded the VC.
On 8 February 1857 at the Battle of Khushab, Persia, Lieutenant Moore who was Adjutant of the Regiment, was probably the first in the attack, but his horse, on leaping into the square, fell dead, crushing his rider and breaking his sword. Lieutenant Moore extricated himself, but he would almost certainly have lost his life had not Lieutenant John Grant Malcolmson fought his way to his dismounted comrade and carried him to safety. In this battle Lieutenant Moore also charged an infantry square of 500 Persians at the head of his regiment and jumped his horse over the enemy's bayonets.[1]
He later achieved the rank of major general. He died 8 Waterloo Place, Dublin, 25 April 1913 and is buried in Mount Jerome Cemetery.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "No. 22409". The London Gazette. 3 August 1860. p. 2860.
- ^ "Major-General A. T. Moore, C.B., V.C." The Times. 28 April 1913. p. 10. Retrieved 23 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Burial location of Arthur Moore – "Dublin" at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 February 2005)
- News Item "Arthur Moore's Victoria Cross sold at auction"