Alldin Usborne Moore

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Captain Alldin Usborne Moore, C.M.G., R.N. (2 December, 1878 – 15 August, 1942) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Moore was promoted to Lieutenant on 2 June, 1898.

Moore was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 55 on 16 July, 1901.[1]

Moore was promoted to Commander on 31 December, 1909.

Moore was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1915.

He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Edgar in May 1917, remaining with her for a year.

Moore was appointed to Europa (which was then in the Aegean) for command of perhaps a destroyer flotilla from 19 March 1918 until he took sick on 3 October, 1918, but the details of the posting are not legible.

Post-War

Moore was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 10 May, 1922.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Reginald Aylen
Captain of H.M. T.B. 55
16 Jul, 1901[2]c. Aug, 1901
Succeeded by
David W. S. Douglas
Preceded by
Sidney R. Drury-Lowe
Captain of H.M.S. Spartiate
5 Feb, 1912 – 17 Mar, 1913
Succeeded by
Hugh Gaultier-Coghill Somerville
Preceded by
Edward Altham
Assistant to the Director of Naval Ordnance
Apr, 1913 – 2 Aug, 1914
Succeeded by
Wilfred F. French
Preceded by
Wilfred F. French
Assistant to the Director of Naval Ordnance
4 Sep, 1914 – 23 Nov, 1915
Succeeded by
Kenneth B. M. Churchill
Preceded by
Henry M. Doughty
Captain of H.M.S. Abercrombie
23 Nov, 1915[3] – 15 May, 1917
Succeeded by
Robert A. Rice
Preceded by
Francis C. Brown
Captain of H.M.S. Edgar
15 May, 1917[4] – 19 Mar, 1918
Succeeded by
Reginald Henniker-Heaton
Preceded by
Algernon H. C. Candy
Captain of H.M.S. Defiance
26 Oct, 1921 – 10 May, 1922
Succeeded by
Walter N. Lapage

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 12 July, 1901. Issue 36505, col D, p. 11.
  2. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, 12 July, 1901. Issue 36505, col D, p. 11.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 391.
  4. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393h.