EOD Moore, Richard Valentine

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Moore ​

• FORENAME

Richard Valentine ​

• UNIT

HMS President,Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve ​

• RANK

T/Sub Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

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• AWARD

George Cross ​

• PLACE

England 1940 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 14.2.1916 London​

son of Randall and Ellen Moore​

educated Strand School​

graduated London University 1936 (B.Sc.)​

employed,County of London Electricity Supply Company 1936​

commissioned RNVR​

HMS Effingham 1940​

HMS President 1940-42​

HMS Dido 1942​

HMS President 1945​

Lt Commander​

Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell 1946-53​

Department of Atomic Energy, Risley 1953​

Chief Design Engineer, Calder Hall power station 1955-56​

Director of Reactor Design, UK Atomic Energy Authority 1958-61​

Managing Director, Reactor Group, UKAEA 1961-76​

Member, UHAEA 1971-76​

award C.B.E. 1963​

Faraday Lecturer 1966​

married Ruby Edith Fair 1944 (predeceased him) (3 sons)​

died 25.4.2003 Warrington, Lancashire ​

London Gazette 35025, 27th December 1940, Page 7279​

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