Ross Moyle
Australian cricketer
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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]
Fullname
Edward James Ross Moyle
Born15 October 1913
Moonta Mines, South Australia
Moonta Mines, South Australia
Died24 October 1942 (aged 29)
Cairo, Egypt
Cairo, Egypt
BattingRight handed
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
