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Hubert Mansel Brettingham-Moore DSO

Born: 29-11-1900

Died: 05-03-1962


LVRSL: Patron 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953


LVRSL: Vice Patron 1962


Honours: Distinguished Service Order: 'For conspicuous gallantry during operations. He cleared his trench of the enemy with great determination, and, hearing that some of the enemy wanted to surrender, he went towards them and drove them out of the dug-outs with his revolver to the part of the trench held by us, where they were taken by our men. He was wounded at the time.'
Recommendation date: Date: Not clear. Date granted: 14 November, 1916


Source: Commonwealth Gazette No 62, Date 19 April 1917, Page 920.


Link: https://www.legislation.gov.au/content/HistoricGazettes1917


Honours:


Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (Imperial)



















































Name Capt Herbert Mansell BRETTINGHAM-MOORE
Award Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (Imperial)
Post-Nominal n/a
Date Granted 14th of November, 1916
State n/a
Suburb n/a
Postcode n/a
Citation
AIF - Infantry
Media Note n/a
Announcement Event n/a
Award ID 1073407

Source: It’s an Honour Australia: https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1073407

Service: Australian Army

World War One Service


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Place of birth Madras India
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Student
Address 204 Davey Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 24
Next of kin Father, George Edward Brettingham Moore, 204 Davey Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date 24 July 1915
Rank on enlistment Lieutenant
Unit name 15th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/32/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Captain
Unit from Nominal Roll 15th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917).
Fate Returned to Australia 24 November 1916
Medals

Distinguished Service Order


'For conspicuous gallantry during operations. He cleared his trench of the enemy with great determination, and, hearing that some of the enemy wanted to surrender, he went towards them and drove them out of the dug-outs with his revolver to the part of the trench held by us, where they were taken by our men. He was wounded at the time.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917

Source: The AIF Project - UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy: https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=31818 


Link to First World War Nominal Roll: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R2163774


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Link to The AIF Project - UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy: https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=31818  


The Mercury (Article):


CAPTAIN BRETTINGHAM-MOORE (1929, September 24). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved November 26, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24289630


Distinguished Service Order


Source: Commonwealth Gazette No 62, Date 19 April 1917, Page 920.


Link:https://www.legislation.gov.au/gazettes/historic/1917
* CAPTAIN BRETTINGHAM-MOORE (1929, September 24). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved November 26, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24289630
* National Archives of Australia: B2455, Brettingham Moore H M
* Brettingham-Moore, Hubert Mansel (DSO) - Source: Libraries Tasmania Online Collection. Downloaded 30 April 2024. Original Source: The Tasmanian Mail