[1][2] When he left school he worked for the National Bank of Australasia and was at the Maffra branch when World War I began in the summer of 1914.

[3] He was 24 years old, and a lieutenant in the 58th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

His ‘A’ Coy platoon, of 28 men and two Lewis guns, were given the difficult task of taking the concrete machine-gun nest facing the Australians.

Three hundred yards of the Hindenburg Line and its strongpoints had been taken: five machine-guns, three flame-throwers, two bomb-throwing machines, and 186 prisoners, mostly trapped by Moon and fifteen or so of his platoon, had been captured.

Once he had doubted if Moon had the makings of an officer, but carrying on with his jaw broken and three other wounds as well was exceptional gallantry, and Elliott submitted his name for the VC.

[4] The citation for his VC appeared in The London Gazette in June 1917 and reads as follows: For most conspicuous bravery during an attack on an enemy strong point.

His bravery was magnificent, and was largely instrumental in the successful issue against superior numbers, the safe-guarding of the flank of the attack and the capture of many prisoners and machine guns.

[5]Moon, who later reached the rank of captain, received his VC from King George V at an investiture at Buckingham Palace in August, having by then recovered from his wounds.

[9] After working for Elliott, Moon, being unsettled and fighting nervous reactions to his war experiences, left Australia to settle in Malaya as a rubber planter.

Memorial Garden was unveiled at the Mount Duneed Cemetery, with a large crowd in attendance, including Moon's descendants, representatives from the Returned and Services League of Australia, and past and present soldiers.