Colonial Despatches

George Moore was a British naval officer who served as Master of the Thetis for at least three years, starting in 1849.1 He served on the Hannibal during the Crimean war and eventually earned the rank of Commander.2 He retired in England in 1870 and died in 1890.3

In an enclosure of this letter, Captain Kuper of the Thetis mentions that Moore has by [his] direction made a plan of Port Mitchell and the channel leading to it.

• 1. David Moore, George Moore, Commander RN, The Friends of Highland Road Cemetery.
• 2. Ibid.
• 3. Ibid.