George Dunbar Moore

George Dunbar Moore CBE RAN
Born (1893-10-10)10 October 1893
Springsure, Queensland
Died 27 July 1979(1979-07-27) (aged 85)
Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Nationality Australian
Occupation Naval officer, diplomat
Spouse(s) Doretta Ziele Russell (m. 192379)

Rear Admiral George Dunbar Moore CBE RAN (10 October 1893  27 July 1979) was an Australian Rear Admiral and 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 in July 1955.[5]

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
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