Deseronto Archives

Anthony Moore, a farmer, was conscripted in Kingston on this day in 1918. He was born in Richmond Township, near Deseronto on January 17th, 1894, the son of William Moore and Mary Adelade (née McCaugherty). On September 17th, 1917 he had married Vera Baldwin in North Fredericksburgh.

Moore joined the 1st Depot Battalion of the Eastern Ontario Regiment with the regimental number 3058637. He was five feet five inches tall, with a fair complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. His service record shows that he was diagnosed with having a goitre and flat feet. He was discharged from the army at Barriefield Camp in Kingston on October 13th, 1918.

Anthony died on November 30th, 1973 and was buried in the Glenwood Cemetery, Picton.