This name is on the St Mark's War Memorial, Kennington Oval, London SE11
(William Edward Moorey)
(Moorey, William Edward)
Second Lieutenant, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 3rd Battalion
Killed in action on 26 October 1917
Remembered at Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium, St Mark's Church, London, and at Christchurch Priory Church
Older brother to Frank Leslie Moorey, who is also on St Mark's memorial
National Archives Officers' Service Records
William Moorey enlisted in London on 29 August 1914. As a private, he was attached to the 10 (Service) Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers and given the service number 767. On 20 July 1916 he embarked for France, where he was sent a week later to Brigade Grenade School. On 17 July he was wounded in action, receiving a gunshot wound to the wrist, and the next day he was discharged to a commission.
Moorey gave his civilian occupation variously as "draughtsman", "clerk" and "surveyor". He stood 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighed just over 11 stone. He had a fresh complexion, blue eyes and brown hair.
Unmarried.
Educated at Bournemouth School, where he spent 3 years in the OTC.
Able to ride.
He was survived by three sisters and three brothers.
Information from the 1911 census
In 1911, the Mooreys lived at 15 Castle Street, Christchurch, Hampshire. Wiliam Edward Moorey (senior), 44, was an auctioneer and surveyor, born in Christchurch. Mary Jane, 43, was born in King's Norton, Worcestershire. Their eight children were:
William Edward Moorey, 19, a surveyor's assistant, born in Christchurch, as were all the Moorey children
Frank Leslie Moorey, 17, a surveyor's assistant
Evelyn Dorothy Moorey, 14, a student
Hildred Grace Moorey, 12
Eric Monkton Moorey, 8
Raymond Cecil Moorey, 7
Reginald Eustace Moorey, 5
Jane Agatha Mary Moorey, 3
Jane Moorey, 71, William's mother, lived with the family, as did Ethel Lingard, 24, single and described as "niece", who kept house for the family.