Private William Moses

  Thanks to Gary Mitchell for permission to share his Facebook post here on our blog.

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15th December 2021

A Forgotten Digger of The Great War resting at Sandgate Cemetery, Honour and Dignity to be restored.
84 years ago today, on the Wednesday morning of the 15th December 1937, Private William Moses, also known as Tot, 33rd Battalion (Reg No-7295), miner from Dudley Road, Charlestown, New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 62. METHODIST 4-07. 68.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134977704 - funeral notice does not state service.

Born at Lambton, New South Wales on the 21st February 1875 to Thomas and Susan Moses nee Hyde; husband of Lillian M Moses nee Mitchell (married 1899, Adamstown, N.S.W., died 1920?), Tot enlisted January 1917 with the 2nd Battalion at Newcastle, N.S.W.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123508769 - report of enlistment.
Admitted to hospital 19.12.1917 (diarrhea).
Tot returned home August 1919, being discharged on the 4th October 1919.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139441467 - reported returning home.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140076674 - welcome home.

I have not located Mr. Moses’s name inscribed on any known War Memorial or Roll of Honour.
I located William resting in an unmarked grave, another Forgotten Digger of The Great War, so January 2021 I placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite, taken a photo of the grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/.../index.php...

I submitted an application to DVA February 2021 asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip to be installed at the gravesite, and this was accepted May 2021.
I will post photos when gravesite complete.

Lest We Forget.