MOORE-JONES, HORACE (1868-1922) was born at Malvern Wells, Worcestershire, educated there and came to New Zealand with his parents in 1885. His mother (1838-1929) kept girls' schools in Auckland. He studied art in Sydney and London and had a good command of water colours. While living in Sydney he was a member of the council of the Royal Art Society. In 1914, while in England, he joined the British section of the N.Z.E.F. and proceeded to Gallipoli as a sapper in No. 1 Field Company New Zealand Engineers. There he made many sketches of the war which were exhibited in England when he arrived there in 1916 and afterwards in New Zealand and Australia. A portfolio of sketches was published before the collection was acquired by the Australian Government for the War Museum. After returning to New Zealand Moore-Jones engaged in sketching and was teaching art classes at Hamilton when he met his death (in a fire) on 3 Apr 1922. Examples of his work appear in the Auckland Art Gallery and other public collections.

W. Moore, The Story of Australian Art (1934) ii 47-8; The Press, 5 Apr 1922; N.Z. Herald, 4 Apr 1922, 9 Sep 1929.

Reference: Volume 2, page 275

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