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Remembering World War II
Walter Leslie Moore
Rifleman
F/40761
Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
February 18, 1918
Kentville, Nova Scotia
June 17, 1940
Aldershot, Nova Scotia
22
5 feet, 6¼ inches
Fair
Blue
Brown
Married
Labourer
Baptist
Estelle Moore (Wife) Kentville, Nova Scotia
December 23, 1941
23
Sai Wan Memorial, Hong Kong, China
Column 25
Commemorated on Page 39 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on January 31
Walter Leslie Moore was the son of Charles Henry Moore and Bertha Christina (Shay) Moore, of
Kentville, Nova Scotia and the husband of Estelle Florence (Wheaton) Moore, of Kentville, Nova
Scotia.
He enlisted with the West Nova Scotia Regiment at Aldershot, NS on June 17, 1940. Her transferred
to the 1st Battalion, Royal Rifles of Canada, on November 28, 1940. He served in Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, in Newfoundland with Force W, and in Québec, and Hong Kong with Force C.
He was missing and presumed killed in action during the defence of Hong Kong on December 23,
1941.
107 Canadian soldiers, most of whom were killed or died
of wounds during the defence of Hong Kong, which took
place from December 8th to December 25th, 1941 have
no known graves. There are 107 grave markers
inscribed “A Soldier of the 1939-1945” that contain
unidentified remains. The names of the 107 Canadians
are listed on the Sai Wan Memorial.
Walter Leslie Moore
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