Douglas Kieth Moores was born on 5 January 1922 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Clinton Ray Moores and Elsie Moores.

He attended Yarmouth Central School from 1927 to 1934, Yarmouth Academy 1934 to 1939, then started studying for an Arts Degree at Acadia University working as a clerk in his spare time for C.F. Rand Ltd. He enjoyed sport, playing baseball, softball, tennis, hockey, soccer and swimming.

Enlisting in the Royal Canadian Air Force on 1 October 1940, he completed his training and was posted overseas, serving in many squadrons based in the United Kingdom. It was here he married Elizabeth Shearwood in London on 26 October 1943 and was father to his only son, Robert.

Douglas died on 3 August 1944 while flying a 438 Squadron Typhoon 1B (serial MN321) on a ground attack sortie over Normandy. His aircraft was hit as it entered a dive on ground targets near Ondefontaine, exploding in mid-air, the wreckage hitting the ground. He was 22 years old.

Douglas’ body was recovered after the area had been liberated and he was buried in the field next to the crash site on 7 August 1944, with the service administered by an army padre.

Later, his body was moved to its final resting place at CWGC Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France. His name is also commemorated on the Yarmouth War Memorial.