Major-General Claude Douglas Hamilton Moore (9 February 1875 – September 1928) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Moore was commissioned into the

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on 27 November 1895. After transferring to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, he fought in the Second Boer War and also saw action on the

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in the early stages of the First World War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. He became commander of the

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serving in the Middle Eastern theatre in October 1916 before later becoming commander of the

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in India in January 1920. He was appointed a

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in the

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and became General Officer Commanding

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in March 1927 before his death in September 1928.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitford, Bertram 1875 births 1928 deaths Companions of the Order of the Bath Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Suffolk Regiment officers British Army generals of World War I British Army major generals