LORD ASHCROFT’S “HERO OF THE MONTH”
ENDURANCE
AGGRESSION • BOLDNESS INITIATIVE • LEADERSHIP SACRIFICE • SKILL
The many Victoria Crosses and George Crosses in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum in London are displayed under one of seven different qualities of bravery. Captain Montagu Shadworth Seymour Moore’s award is part of the collection and Lord Ashcroft feels that it falls within the category of endurance:
“Endurance is the opposite of Aggression. It is all about ‘cold courage’, about knowing the cost and being prepared to pay it. It involves mental and physical resilience, not giving in and rising above the pain. It is almost infinite.”
MONTAGU SHADWORTH Seymour Moore was born in Worthing, Sussex, on 9 October 1896. He was the elder son of Frederick Moore, a barrister who had earlier served in the Army, and his wife Gertrude. Moore was educated at Bedford (Grammar) School from 1906-13, later receiving a year’s private tuition while his family lived in Bournemouth, Hampshire, followed by classes at the town’s Municipal College. His education was completed at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
In August 1916, and aged 19, “Monty” Moore was commissioned as a second lieutenant into…
