MOON Alfred
businessman and citizen soldier  1861-19xx

Alfred Moon was born in Manchester UK on 25 March 1861 to W.H. Moon, he was educated at Farnsworth Grammar School in Sheffield and accompanied his parents when they immigrated to Brisbane in 1883, where he established a wholesale business. He subsequently became involved in local politics as an Alderman in the Brisbane Town Council and became Chairman of the Finance Committee.

Moon’s late interest in the Defence Force was awakened when patriotic fervour to support the war in South Africa swept the colonies. With no military background he was not a candidate for the contingents being raised, but organised raising of funds for equipment and on 5 June 1900 joined the Queensland Rifles as a lieutenant, and was included in the contingent to Melbourne for the opening of the Federal Parliament in 1901. However he had little prospect as a 40 year old infantry lieutenant, and took the appointment in 1903 of Staff Officer Supply on Qld MD as a captain, subsequently raising the AASC Garrison Details and 1 LH Bde Sup Col and was promoted to major in 1907 as Commander AASC Qld MD and to Lt Col as ADST of 1 MD in 1914.

Shortly afterwards on the outbreak of WW1, he joined the AIF as a Lt Col and raised the motorised 9 Coy AASC which was the 1 Div corps troops motorised supply column. This unit arrived in the second convoy in Egypt, and the motor transport element was continued on to UK from where it was sent to France and eventually rejoined 1 Aust Div when it arrived in France in 1916. In 1917

Moon was given command of 1 Anzac Corps Supply Column, and subsequently posted to command the AASC Depot in UK in an effort to upgrade the standards of NCOs, returnees and reinforcements. He was awarded three mids and a CMG for his service in France and an OBE for his UK work.

On return to Australia in 1919, he resumed his business interests and was appointed CO AASC 1 MD, transferring in 1920 to the Reserve of Officers, and in 1921 to the Retired List with the honorary rank of Colonel.

He married Christina Elsie McLennan in 19xx and had xxxx sons and xx daughters who survived him on his death on xx Xxxx 19xx.