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L/Cpl. Daniel Joseph Moore
Canadian Army Newfoundland Regiment
from:Avondale, Newfoundland
Daniel Joseph Moore of the Newfoundland Regiment, was captured in April 1917 and according to his record was at Limburg and then at Parchim. There is some correspondence sent in his own handwriting to his battalion in London asking for food and clothing. He was first reported missing, but the Geneva Red Cross got word to London confirming he was a POW. The London Office shows records of 4 parcels sent to him over a 6 week period with a message they hope he receives them. There are records of what was sent, pants, vests, shoes, hats, gloves, towels, soap and food. He never did receive any of this.
I am his granddaughter and can vividly remember that he would only have a drink at Christmas, black rum, then he would talk of the war. He would tell of how he was worked and starved to death, of seeing his buddies drop due to the terrible conditions and were just left to die. Tears would come to his eyes. He did survive the war serving 4yrs. and 131 days before he came home to Canada.
He would always celebrate Remembrance Day and two of his 3 sons served in WW2. They also came home. Any reference made to German's in WW1 would release a flurry of cursing and swearing, which was not appreciated by my mother(his only daughter) in the presence of women or children, me being one of them. He held a lot in about the war but when he would talk, it was with such emotion that he would actually shake.
He worked as a steelworker until his retirement and had 4 children, 3 boys, 1 girl. He loved the outdoors and especially fishing and hunting. He was also a car enthusiast and I can remember him polishing the chrome on his vehicles. He was one of the lucky ones, he got to come home.
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