Moon, Arthur, 1902-1973.

Arthur Alexander Moon was born in New South Wales in 1902. In the years prior to World War II he established a medical practice in Macquarie Street, Sydney as an obstetrician and gynaecologist. Initially in 1940 he was with the 2/4th Field Ambulance, until, at the request of Colonel "Weary" Dunlop, transferred to the 2/2nd Casualty Clearing Section in 1941. Major Moon together with "Weary" Dunlop and others sailed with the 2/2nd CCS from Suez on the Orcades. They set up the No. 1 Allied Field Hospital at Bandoeng, choosing to stay with their patients despite inevitable capture by the Japanese. Major Moon worked on the Thai-Burma railway. Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Moon died in 1973 at his home in Sydney.

Arthur Alexander Moon was born in New South Wales in 1902. In the years prior to World War II he established a medical practice in Macquarie Street, Sydney as an obstetrician and gynaecologist. Initially in 1940 he was with the 2/4th Field Ambulance, until, at the request of Colonel "Weary" Dunlop, transferred to the 2/2nd Casualty Clearing Section in 1941. Major Moon together with "Weary" Dunlop and others sailed with the 2/2nd CCS from Suez on the Orcades. They set up the No. 1 Allied Field Hospital at Bandoeng, choosing to stay with their patients despite inevitable capture by the Japanese. Working on the Thai-Burma railway, Major Moon commissioned four English artists to document the struggle of camp life, the medical treatment and the genius of improvisation. Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Moon died in 1973 at his home in Sydney.