Claude Moore

Major-General Claude Douglas Hamilton Moore CB, CMG, DSO (9 February 1875 – September 1928) was a British Army officer.

Claude Moore
Born	9 February 1875
Died	September 1928
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	157th (Highland Light Infantry) Brigade Ahmednagar Brigade 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order

Military career

Moore was commissioned into the Suffolk Regiment on 27 November 1895.[1] After transferring to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, he fought in the Second Boer War[2] and also saw action on the Western Front in the early stages of the First World War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[3] He became commander of the 157th (Highland Light Infantry) Brigade serving in the Middle Eastern theatre in October 1916 before later becoming commander of the Ahmednagar Brigade in India in January 1920.[4]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1925 Birthday Honours[5] and became General Officer Commanding 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division in March 1927 before his death in September 1928.[4]

References

1. "No. 26683". The London Gazette. 26 November 1895. p. 6673.
2. "Death of Major-General". Malaya Tribune. 15 September 1928. p. 9. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
3. "No. 29111". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 March 1915. p. 2939.
4. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
5. "No. 33053". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1925. p. 3769.