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Moore was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1901.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/104.|D7603356}} f. 104.</ref>
 
Moore was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1901.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/104.|D7603356}} f. 104.</ref>
  
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Moore was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/104.|D7603356}} f. 104.</ref>
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In May 1904, Moore completed a ten day navigation course in {{UK-1Amphion}}.
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An inspection of {{UK-Zebra}} in 1906 found her in good condition, but the starboard head was being used as a paint shop against orders.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/104.|D7603356}} f. 104.</ref>
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Moore was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1909 after contributing to good torpedo practice results in the ship that year.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/104.|D7603356}} f. 104.</ref>
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On 15 June, 1910, Moore was appointed to serve in the {{CA-Rainbow|f=t}}, and transferred with her to Canadian service on 4 August.  In 1912, he applied for retirement under the provisions of [[Order in Council of 18 October, 1909]] but was refused.  He served with ''Rainbow'' out of Canada until May, 1913.  The Director of the Naval Service of Canada reported favourably upon his service, and he returned to Royal Navy pay on 6 August.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/104.|D7603356}} f. 104.</ref>
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In 1913, Moore applied for Canadian leave to be increased and was refused.  He complained about harsh treatment from the Canadian government.  On 9 August, 1913, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Speedwell|f=t}} of First Fleet.  The appointment was antedated to 7 August to avoid putting him on half-pay.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/104.|D7603356}} f. 104.</ref>
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Moore was thanked for his promptness when, on 25 May 1918, {{UK-P75}} carried out an attack on an enemy submarine.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/104.|D7603356}} f. 104.</ref>
  
 
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Moore was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 16 November, 1922.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/104.|D7603356}} f. 104.</ref>
 
Moore was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 16 November, 1922.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/104.|D7603356}} f. 104.</ref>
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==World War II==
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In late August 1939, Moore was appointed to ''Drake'', additional, for N.C.S. duties  in Swansea.  Later that year, he "committed a serious error for which there was no justification & which had most unfortunate consequences &ndash; with regard to S.S. ''Aviemore''.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/104.|D7603356}} f. 104.</ref>
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On 7 January, 1943, he was reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit owing to tuberculosis.<ref>Moore Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/104.|D7603356}} f. 104.</ref>
  
 
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Commander (retired) Aubrey Edward Duncombe Moore (16 November, 1879 – 9 October, 1946) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Moore was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1901.[1]

In May 1904, Moore completed a ten day navigation course in Amphion.

An inspection of Zebra in 1906 found her in good condition, but the starboard head was being used as a paint shop against orders.[2]

Moore was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1909 after contributing to good torpedo practice results in the ship that year.[3]

On 15 June, 1910, Moore was appointed to serve in the second class protected cruiser Rainbow, and transferred with her to Canadian service on 4 August. In 1912, he applied for retirement under the provisions of Order in Council of 18 October, 1909 but was refused. He served with Rainbow out of Canada until May, 1913. The Director of the Naval Service of Canada reported favourably upon his service, and he returned to Royal Navy pay on 6 August.[4]

In 1913, Moore applied for Canadian leave to be increased and was refused. He complained about harsh treatment from the Canadian government. On 9 August, 1913, he was appointed in command of the torpedo gunboat Speedwell of First Fleet. The appointment was antedated to 7 August to avoid putting him on half-pay.[5]

Moore was thanked for his promptness when, on 25 May 1918, P75 carried out an attack on an enemy submarine.[6]

Post-War

Moore was appointed in command of the patrol boat P38 on 12 December, 1918.[7]

Moore was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 16 November, 1922.[8]

World War II

In late August 1939, Moore was appointed to Drake, additional, for N.C.S. duties in Swansea. Later that year, he "committed a serious error for which there was no justification & which had most unfortunate consequences – with regard to S.S. Aviemore.[9]

On 7 January, 1943, he was reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit owing to tuberculosis.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Walter G. Jones 		Captain of H.M.S. Zebra
22 Dec, 1905[11] – 12 May, 1906[12] 		Succeeded by
Robert J. Buchanan
Preceded by
Robert J. Buchanan 		Captain of H.M.S. Hunter
12 May, 1906[13] – 28 May, 1906[14] 		Succeeded by
Robert J. Buchanan
Preceded by
Percy Crabtree 		Captain of H.M.S. Thorn
28 May, 1906[15][16] – 29 Jan, 1908[17] 		Succeeded by
Robert A. Wilson
Preceded by
Alan C. Bruce 		Captain of H.M.S. Waveney
29 Jan, 1908[18][19] – 15 Mar, 1910[20] 		Succeeded by
Hubert E. Gore-Langton
Preceded by
Basil R. Brooke 		Captain of H.M.S. Speedwell
9 Aug, 1913[21] – 28 Mar, 1914[22] 		Succeeded by
Daniel McDowell
Preceded by
Claude P. Champion de Crespigny
as Captain of H.M.S. P13 		Captain of H.M.S. P75
24 Jul, 1917[23][24] – 11 Mar, 1918[25] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Humphrey E. Archer 		Captain of H.M.S. Leonidas
11 Mar, 1918[26] – 30 Mar, 1918[27] 		Succeeded by
Orrell Bake
Preceded by
Hubert E. Gore-Langton 		Captain of H.M.S. Cossack
Mar, 1918[28] – May, 1918[29] 		Succeeded by
Ralph Kerr
Preceded by
Leslie L. Cooper 		Captain of H.M.S. P54
7 May, 1918[30] – 12 Dec, 1918[31] 		Succeeded by
Cecil N. Adams
Preceded by
Ernest R. Archer 		Captain of H.M.S. P38
12 Dec, 1918[32][33] – 26 Feb, 1919[34] 		Succeeded by
Rowland K. C. Pope

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  2. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  3. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  4. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  5. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  6. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.
  8. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  9. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  10. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  11. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  12. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  13. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  14. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  15. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 386.
  17. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  18. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 397.
  20. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  21. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  22. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  23. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396d.
  25. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  26. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  27. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  28. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  29. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  30. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  31. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  32. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.
  34. ↑ Moore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/104. f. 104.

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