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Captain Rupert Theo Vance "Mick" Moon VC (14 August 1892 – 28 February 1986) was an Australian 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. ==Details== He was born at Bacchus Marsh. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Moon of Kinaird, Toorak, Victoria.〔VCs of the First World War Arras and Messines 1917 by Gerald Gliddon 〕 When he left school he worked for the National Bank of Australasia and was at the Maffra branch when World War I began.〔 Western Mail (Perth, WA) 4 February 1937 page 11〕 He was 24 years old, and a lieutenant in the 58th Battalion (Victoria), Australian Imperial Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 12 May 1917 near Bullecourt, France, Lieutenant Moon's immediate objective was a position in advance of a hostile trench, and then against the trench itself, after the capture of which it was intended that his men should co-operate in a further assault. Although wounded in the initial advance, he reached the first objective, but was again wounded in the assault on the trench. He nevertheless continued to inspire and encourage his men and captured the trench, but was again wounded when consolidating the position. It was not until he was severely wounded for a fourth time that he agreed to retire from the fight. He later achieved the rank of captain. His Victoria Cross which he received from King George V at an investiture at Buckingham Palace〔Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA) 15 August 1947 page 7〕 is displayed at the Australian War Memorial.〔The Canberra Times 14 April 1986 page 16〕 After he returned from the war he resumed working for the National Bank in Geelong, a position he held until he took up a senior position with Dennys Lascelles Ltd.〔 On 17 December 1931 he married Sammy Vincent at St George's Church Geelong.〔Table Talk (Melbourne) 24 December 1931〕 He lived at Calder Park, Mount Duneed from 1954 to 1978.〔Mount Duneed Primary School Centenary 1878 – 1978〕〔Victorian Heritage Database – Rupert Vance Moon Memorial Garden report〕 He died at his home at Barwon Heads on 28 February 1986 and was buried in the Anglican section of Mount Duneed Cemetery. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mick Moon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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