George Raymond Dallas Moor George Raymond Dallas Moor VC , MC & Bar ( 22 October 1896 – 3 November 1918 ) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Moor was born 22 October 1896 , in his mother ' s sister ' s home in Pollington Street , St . Kilda , Australia . Son of William Henry Moor ( Auditor - General , Transvaal , retired ) and Mrs . Moor , and nephew of the late Sir Ralph Moor , formerly High Commissioner for Southern Nigeria . He was educated at Cheltenham College , commissioned into the 3rd Battalion the Hampshire Regiment in October 1914 , and was granted a Regular Commission on 1 August 1915 . After six months ' training in England and Egypt , he went with the 2nd Battalion to the Dardanelles , and was at the landing at V Beach at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 . His V . C . decoration was gazetted on the 24th July , 1915 , when he was only 18 years of age . " For most conspicuous bravery and resource on the 5th June , 1915 , during operations South of Krithia , Dardenelles . When a detachment of a battalion on his left , which had lost all its officers , was rapidly retiring before a heavy Turkish attack , 2nd Lieutenant Moor immediately grasping the danger to the remainder of the line , dashed back some two hundred yards , stemmed the retirement , led back the men , and recaptured the lost trench . This young officer who only joined the Army in October , 1914 , by his personal bravery and presence of mind saved a dangerous situation . " He was invalided home soon afterwards suffering from dysentery . After recovering he joined the 1st Battalion in France and was badly wounded in the arm . He returned to England , and before regaining the use of his arm - was appointed Aide - de - Camp ( A . D . C . ) to Major - General W . de L . ' Williams , C . B . , C . M . G . , D . S . O . , in France , where he gained the M . C . and Bar . Moor was promoted Lieutenant on 30 October 1916 . Military Cross citation : ( gazetted 2 December 1918 ) " Lieutenant George Raymond Dallas Moor , V . C . , Hampshire Regiment . For conspicuous gallantry and skill . He carried out a daylight reconnaissance all along the divisional front in face of heavy machine - gun fire at close range , in many places well in front of our foremost posts . " Bar to Military Cross ( gazetted 29 July 1919 ) " On October 20th , 1918 , near to Pijpestraat , the vanguard commander was wounded and unable to carry on . Owing to heavy shelling and machine - gun fire , the vanguard came to a standstill . Lieut . Moor , Acting General Staff Officer , who was reconnoitring the front , noticed this ; he immediately took charge , and by his fearless example and skilful leading continued the advance until the objective was reached . He has a positive contempt for danger , and distinguishes himself on every occasion . " Lieutenant - General Sir Beauvoir de Lisle , K . C . B . , K . C . M . G . , D . S . O . , in a narrative of the V . C . action , said , " I have often quoted this young Officer as being one of the bravest men I have met in this War . " Moor died of Spanish Influenza at Mouvaux , France , on 3 November 1918 . He is buried in the Y Farm Military Cemetery , Bois - Grenier , which is cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission . A copy of his Victoria Cross is displayed at The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum & Memorial Garden , Winchester , England .