Martin Moffat

Private, 2nd Battalion. Leinster Regiment

Register No.: 879 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
Rank: Private all Privates →
Unit: 2nd Battalion. Leinster Regiment (register: Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment) all Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment VCs →
Date of action: 14 October 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
Conflict / campaign: First World War
London Gazette: 26th December, 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
Born: 15th April 1884 at Sligo, Ireland
Died: 5th January 1946 at Sligo, Ireland
Memorial / grave: not known

Digest of citation

Whilst advancing, with five others, across the open ground near Ledeghem, Belgium, on 14th October 1918, the party were subjected to heavy rifle fire at close range. The fire came from a strongly held position in a house. Private Moffat, through a hail of enemy fire, rushed forward towards the house, threw bombs. Then working his way to the rear of the house, single-handedly, rushed the door, killed two of the enemy and took 30 prisoners

From Alf Askin's research notes

Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.

MOFFAT, Martin. (reg No. 879).

Private. 2nd Battalion. Leinster Regiment *.

London Gazetted on 26th December, 1918.

Born on 15th April 1884 at Sligo, Ireland.

Died on 5th January 1946 at Sligo, Ireland.

Memorial not known.

Digest of Citation reads: Whilst advancing, with five others, across the open ground near Ledeghem, Belgium, on 14th October 1918, the party were subjected to heavy rifle fire at close range. The fire came from a strongly held position in a house. Private Moffat, through a hail of enemy fire, rushed forward towards the house, threw bombs. Then working his way to the rear of the house, single-handedly, rushed the door, killed two of the enemy and took 30 prisoners .

* Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment.

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