Charles Moore Boer War Memorial Fountain
St. Vincent Gardens, Montague Street and St. Vincents Place SOUTH MELBOURNE, PORT PHILLIP CITY
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Veterans Description for Public
Charles Moore Boer War Memorial Fountain - Veterans Description for Public
The Boer War Memorial, in St. Vincent Gardens on Montague Street and St. Vincent Place, comprises of a pillar dedicated to the memory of Trooper Charles "Charlie" Moore. Moore was the first VFL/AFL footballer killed in war. Moore was 25 when he enlisted in the 4th Victorian Contingent, the Victorian Imperial Bushmen. The 631-strong unit left Melbourne on 1 May 1900, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas William Kelly, who was wounded in Feburary 1901 and invalided to England. On 12 May, Moore was on patrol near Mt Tooberg, South Africa when he had his horse shot out from underneath him. He took cover behind the body of the fallen horse and was seriously wounded when a bullet passed through its dead body. Moore eventually killed his Boer opponent after eight shots and was crawling to safety when he was found by his comrades. He was taken to the nearby Kwaggashoek Farm but died of his wounds on 13th May 1902, aged 26.
Moore is buried in the Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. His memorial in St Vincents Place, Albert Park, is across the road from his mother's house.
Among Moore's comrades was Corporal Harold 'Pompey' Elliot, who was awarded the DCM for the capture of a Boer patrol near Doornkloof in Feburary 1901. As brigadier general, Elliot commanded the 15th Brigade in the First World War. Moore's comrades also included Captain Edwin Tivey, who was awarded the DSO by Edward VII for his actions in Phllipstown and rose temporarily command the Australian 5th Division inthe First World War. The Victorian Bushmen lost fourteen men killed in action, fatally wounded or dead from disease.
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ALBERT PARK PRIMARY SCHOOLVictorian Heritage Register H1629
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BILTMORE (ALBERT PARK)Victorian Heritage Register H0475
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ALBERT PARK RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXVictorian Heritage Register H1558
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