Ross Moyle
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| Full name | Edward James Ross Moyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 1913 Moonta Mines, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 October 1942 (aged 29) Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1933/34-1939/40 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 August 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ross Moyle (15 October 1913 – 24 October 1942) was an Australian cricketer. He played in fifteen first-class matches for South Australia between 1933 and 1940.[1]
Moyle enlisted in the Australian armed forces and served as a sergeant in the 2/8 Field Ambulance Australian Army Medical Corps in the North Africa campaign.[2] During the Second Battle of El Alamein Moyle was wounded in his abdomen and right thigh and died of his wounds in Cairo. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for his gallantry.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Ross Moyle". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ a b Growden, p. 175.
Sources[edit]
- Growden, G. (2019) Cricketers at War, ABC Books: Sydney. ISBN 9780733339929.
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