Reginald Mountford Moses

Reginald Mountford Moses was born in Windsor on 27 August 1887. His parents were William Moses (1844 - 1923) and Elvina Mountford ( 1851-1935).

On 28 September 1917, Reginald, a bank clerk, applied to join the army. He was described as having brown hair and blue eyes and was 5 feet 8 and a half inches tall. His service number was 15977.

On 1 November 1917 he reported to the Liverpool Showgrounds for initial training. He was appointed as a driver in the Australian Army Service Corps, 1st Anzac Mounted Division. On 30 April 1918 Reginald was aboard the H T Port Darwin which departed Sydney to travel to Egypt where the ship arrived on 7 June 1918.

The soldiers were stationed at Moascar in Egypt which was an isolation camp for newly arrived soldiers. After two weeks they moved to another section of Moascar.

Painting by George Lambert - Last tents at Moascar

An AASC Training Depot had been established at Moascar. The Anzac and Australian Mounted Division Trains were formed in August 1917. The information on Reginald's Active Service form is limited but as there were no AASC motorised units in the Middle East, routine training at Moascar was essentially on horse transport for the provision of supplies, drivers for headquarters and field ambulances plus carting road making materials and engineer stores.

Reginald was attached to 37 Company from 27 November 1918 until 1 July 1919. Although the Armistice had been signed on 11 November 1918 it was many months before the Australian soldiers could return home.

On 2 July 1919 Reginald embarked on HMT Burma to return to Sydney arriving on 1 September 1919. He was discharged from the army on 24 September 1919.

Medals received by Reginald Mountford Moses included the 1914/1915 Star, the Victory Medal and the British War Medal