John "Jack" Moore (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for

Bradford Northern The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predomi ...

, as a , i.e. number 13, during the era of contested

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International honours

Jack Moore won a cap for

while at Bradford Northern in 1940 against Wales on Saturday 9 November at The

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(Oldham) the score was Wales 5 V England 8.

Outside of Rugby League

Jack Moore was one of two

players to lose their lives in the

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, the other being

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Freeman, Moore was killed in action on Friday 27 February 1942 when his ship,

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, was sunk in the Battle of the Java Sea. His name is recorded on Panel 65, Column 3 at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.CWGC entry
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