Arthur Moore (Royal Navy officer)
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Sir Arthur Moore
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| Born | 30 July 1847 Frittenden, Kent, England |
| Died | 3 April 1934 (aged 86) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Invincible HMS Orion HMS Dreadnought HMS Britannia Cape of Good Hope Station China Station Portsmouth Command |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Admiral Sir Arthur William Moore, GCB, GCVO, CMG (30 July 1847 – 3 April 1934) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to command the China Station and to serve as Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.
Moore was born in 1847 in Frittenden, Kent, the son of the Rev. Edward Moore, rector of the parish, by his marriage to Lady Harriet Montagu-Scott (1814–1870), a daughter of the fourth Duke of Buccleuch. His father was an Honorary Canon of Canterbury, and his great grandfather was John Moore, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Moore joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1860, at the age of thirteen.
In 1881 he was given command of the battleship HMS Invincible in the Mediterranean Fleet and in 1882 he commanded the corvette HMS Orion in the Anglo-Egyptian War. He was present at the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir. In 1884 he was appointed Flag Captain to the Commander in Chief of the East Indies Station.
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