Moore, William Robert

2nd Lieutenant William Robert Moore

 
was born in Glengormley on 28th March 1890 to William Moore and Lily Moore. 

In 1901 William (11) was living in house 12, Chestnut Gardens, Clifton Ward, Belfast with his parents and sister, Susan Campbell Moore (14).

William joined Northern Bank on 2nd April 1906 at Head Office. 

Northern Bank, Head Office, Victoria Street, Belfast

In 1911, William was living in house 23, Alliance Avenue, Clifton Ward, Belfast with his parents and sister. His occupation is recorded as a Bank Clerk. 

Transfers followed with Royal Avenue (1911 - Junior), Head Office (1914 - Junior), Southern (1914 - Cashier), Skerries (1915 - Cashier) and Grafton Street (1917 - Cashier).

Northern Bank, Royal Avenue branch

Northern Bank, Grafton Street branch, Dublin (tall chimney's)

Whilst in Grafton Street, aged 28, William volunteered and enlisted on 22nd April 1918 into the Dublin University Officer Training Corps (OTC) as a Cadet. He served with the 17th Officer Cadet Bn. at Rhyl, Cotford, Catterick before being gazetted as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Irish Fusiliers.

On 27th July 1918 William Moore, Cadet, OTC married Gladys Kathleen Irvine at Rathfarnham Church of Ireland. 

Following demobilisation in 1919, William re-joined the Northern Bank on 19th March 1919 at Grafton Street (Teller). Transfers followed to Ball’s Branch (1921 - Accountant), Kingscourt (1922 - Manager), Clones (1925 - Manager), Ballynafeigh (1931 - Manager) and Markets – Manager (1945 - Manager).

Northern Bank, Ball's branch, Dublin

Northern Bank, Clones branch

Northern Bank, Markets branch, Victoria Street, Belfast

 

The Staff Magazine ‘The Link (Summer 1986)’ contains a photograph of William Moore in a 1936 Northern Bank Staff Golf outing.