The forgotten diggers of Anzac Cove
The Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial lists the names of the more than 102,000 Australian men and women who have died as a result of their service in uniform. Among those names is that of Private Arthur William Moy, who served with the 39th Battalion in the First World War. He was born near Stawell in western Victoria, the son of Ah Moy, a Chinese man, and his English wife, Mary. Two of Arthur’s brothers, Charlie and John, also enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. All three participated in the major assault on Messines in Belgium in June 1917. Arthur was badly wounded in the fighting, and died of his wounds within a few hours. His brothers survived the war.
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