George Dunbar Moore

George Dunbar Moore
Rear Admiral George Moore c. 1945
Born	(1893-10-10)10 October 1893 Springsure, Queensland
Died	27 July 1979(1979-07-27) (aged 85) Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Allegiance	United Kingdom Australia
Service / branch	Royal Naval Reserve (1912–13) Royal Australian Navy (1913–50)
Years of service	1912–1950
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Flag Officer in Command New South Wales (1947–50) Naval Officer in Command Sydney (1944–47) HMAS Canberra (1941–42) HMAS Australia (1941) HMS Dauntless (1939–41) HMS Curacoa (1939) HMAS Stuart (1937–38) HMAS Yarra (1936–37) HMS Dunoon (1932–34)
Battles / wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Spouse(s)	Doretta Ziele Russell ​ ​ (m. 1923)​
Other work	Australian Minister to the Philippines (1950–55)

Rear Admiral George Dunbar Moore, CBE (10 October 1893 – 27 July 1979) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Navy and a diplomat.[1]

Moore was appointed Australia's first Minister to the Philippines in 1950, leaving his position as naval flag officer in charge of Sydney to take up the post in Manila.[2][3] In 1954, Moore made front-page news in the Philippines when local media claimed he lashed out at security officers at his residence.[4] Moore retired from the position a year later in July 1955.[5]

Moore (seated, left) with General Sir Thomas Blamey (seated, centre) and other Australian delegates at the Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, September 1945

References

1. Royal Australian Navy, Rear Admiral George Dunbar Moore, Australian Government, archived from the original on 13 November 2016
2. "Admiral Moore for Philippines". The Canberra Times. 20 May 1950. p. 4.
3. "Successor to Admiral Moore Appointed". Illawarra Daily Mercury. 22 May 1950. p. 3.
4. Rivett, Rohan (7 September 1954). "The Filipino Army was "insulted": Our Admiral shouted at hungry guard". The Argus. p. 1.
5. "New Minister to Philippines". The Canberra Times. 1 June 1955. p. 2.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Keith Waller as Consul-General	Australian Minister to the Philippines 1950–1955	Succeeded by Mick Shann