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Traditional Nickname in the Royal Navy & Royal Marines given to anyone with the surname MOORE after George Washington "Pony" Moore (1820-1909) 'Pony' Moore ran the Magpie Music Hall (Battersea) and later formed the Moore and Burgess Minstrels (an offshoot of the Christy Minstrels and very famous in the mid-19th century) He was the father of 'Charlie' Mitchell - Heavyweight boxer and the greatest Barroom fighter of the 19th Century. Pony Moore was a well known sporting character who allegedly always bet in "ponies" (betting slang for a sum of £25).
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