Ronald Joseph Moore DCM (10 September 1915 – 15 August 1992) was a New Zealand soldier during World War II.
During the Battle of Kufra at Gebel Sherif on 31 January 1941, Moore's Long Range Desert Group patrol was ambushed by the Italian Auto-Saharan Company, and posted missing, believed killed.
Moore then led a forced march with three other survivors through the Western Desert on an attempted 290 mi (470 km) trek to the nearest allied camp: the other soldiers were Guardsman John Easton, Guardsman Alexander Winchester, and RAOC fitter Alfred Tighe.
He was headed for Tekro 80 mi (130 km) away, barefooted, and slightly annoyed at being stopped as he calculated his was only two days march from his goal.
On 22 April 1941, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for his actions in North Africa, although the citation reads "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East":[3] he was the first member of the New Zealand Division to receive the award in World War II.