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Pte. Harry Moody
British Army 8th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire
(d.8th Oct 1917)
Cpl. Henry H. Moody
British Army 10th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
from:Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
Pte. Henry William Moody
Australian Imperial Force 4th Battalion
from:Merrylands, NSW, Australia
My great-uncle Henry Moody received a gunshot wound on the right side on 6th of July 1918. He was admitted to the 14th General Hospital in Wimereux for two days and treated before being invalided to England.
Sgt. Herbert Moody
British Army 24th (1st Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.9th June 1917)
L/Cpl. Hubert Moody
British Army 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Felling
(d.24th Feb 1916)
Rfmn. Thomas John Moody
British Army 1st/16th (Queens Westminster Rifles) Btn. London Regiment
from:Romsey
(d.9th Jul 1916)
Thomas Moody was the youngest son of Charles and Matilda Henrietta Moody of 13 Church Street, Romsey, Hants. He was 27 when he died and a student at the time of the 1911 census and so must have gone through higher education of some kind. The war diaries indicate he was the only death on that day (a Sunday) at Foncquevillers where the Battalion had moved on following the Gommecourt fighting on the first few days of the month. He is buried in the cemetery at Foncquevillers.
Gnr. Thomas Charles Moody
British Army 29th Brigade Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery
from:Islington, Middlesex
(d.23rd Oct 1915)
My great-grandfather Thomas Moody was born in Islington in 1869. He was a gunner in the Field Artillery when he married in 1897, and also on the 1901 census when he was living in Russell Street, Gosport. At some stage he left the military and became a car man, but rejoined the army at some stage on or before 1915 when he served in the Royal Field Artillery 29th Division Ammunition Column as a gunner. He was comparatively old to be fighting: the average age at enlistment was around 24 and he was almost twice that at 46.
In October 1915 he was in Alexandria boarding the troopship Marquette, a requisitioned cruise liner. They departed 19th of October 1915 with 741 on board, 449 soldiers and also medics and nurses from the New Zealand No.1 Stationary Hospital Unit, plus 491 mules and 50 horses.They were headed for the port of Salonika (now Thessalonika) in Greece presumably to join the Gallipoli, Dardanelles campaign. The Marquette was given protection by the French destroyer most of the way, but left the Marquette unprotected on the night of 22nd of October. At 9.15am on 23rd of October many on board saw the green flash of the torpedo through the water, fired by German submarine U-35 as it hit the starboard side of the boat. The ship immediately listed to port. The ship sank within 10 minutes.
Some were killed in the initial explosion, others when the lifeboats were ineptly lowered into the water. The remainder fell, or jumped, into the water, and grabbed what wreckage they could to keep themselves afloat. Those who survived were in the water for up to 9 hours before they were rescued. My great-grandfather was one of the unlucky ones and, despite being a strong swimmer, died. The disaster received considerable publicity in New Zealand when the New Zealand nurses who survived wrote home, their traumatic accounts being published in the newspapers, which is why so much is known about the sinking of the ship..
The effect on my great-grandfather's family was considerable. Two of his children (including my grandmother Mary) were brought up by his wife's parents. The remaining children and his widow lived in poverty in London, often ending up in the Workhouse. Such is the effect of war on those left behind.
Pte. William Moody
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Crookhill
William Moody was wounded in October 1916
L/Cpl. William Robert Moody
British Army 18th Btn. C Coy Durham Light Infantry
from:Prospect Terrace, Shincliffe
(d.30th Apr 1917)
"William Robert Moody was born in the first three months of 1892 at Penshaw, and he was baptised on 3 April 1892 at All Saints Church, Penshaw. His parents were Robert Moody, a miner, and Dorothy Ann Moody, and at the time of William’s birth they were living at Carr Row, Penshaw. Robert had been born in Shincliffe and Dorothy in Philadelphia, and they had married in late 1890. There were two other sons of the marriage – Benjamin, born in 1894 (Durham registration district, June quarter), and James Arthur, born in 1897 (Houghton-le-Spring registration district, June quarter). By 1901 Dorothy and the three boys were living at Shincliffe, but there is no sign of Robert, and Dorothy although referring to herself as married, also describes herself as the head of the household. By 1911 the family were at Prospect Terrace, Shincliffe, and Dorothy was a widow. William, aged 19, was an accounts clerk with the County Council and Benjamin was a pupil teacher. William attended Shincliffe School and subsequently Johnston Technical School in Durham City, and joined the County Accountant’s Department of the County Council in 1906 at the age of 14. By 1914 William had been promoted from a third grade to a second grade clerk in the Education Section and was studying for an accountancy examination. He was described as of a quiet unassuming disposition, and was a member of the Shincliffe Church choir and the village football team.
William was among the first Durham County Council staff to volunteer for service, and on 30 September 1914 the Education Emergency Sub-Committee gave permission for 140 staff to volunteer, including William. His decision was also reported to the Finance Committee in November 1914. William joined the 18th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry, the ‘Durham Pals’ on 25 September 1914. He appears in a photograph of orderly room staff at Cocken Hall, taken in January 1915 18 DLI was one of the Kitchener’s Army battalions, raised from the enthusiastic flood of volunteers in the first months of the war, and it was unique in that the expenses for raising it were paid for entirely by the County of Durham. The unit was formed at Cocken Hall and became part of the 93rd Infantry Brigade and the 31st Division. He served with the battalion during its time in Egypt (December 1915 – March 1916) and when it then moved to the Western Front.
He served with C Company of the Battalion, and was promoted to the rank of lance-corporal (although the County Council minutes and the Medal Roll Index card describe him as a private), but unfortunately his Army service records have not survived. He was attached to the headquarters staff of the battalion and was killed by a shell exploding in his dug-out on 30th April 1917 (one of four headquarters staff killed that day), and is buried at Bailleul Road East cemetery in the village of St. Laurent-Blangy, near Arras, in the Pas de Calais. Of the twenty-two staff in the County Accountant’s Department in 1914, by May 1917 fifteen had joined the forces and William was the first to be killed. His death was reported to the Education Committee on 25 July 1917. His two brothers, Benjamin and James, were both in the Army but both survived the War." http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/WilliamRobertMoody1892-1917.aspx
Pte. Ernest Charles Moody.
Australian Imperial Force 12th Battalion
from:Wynyard, Tasmania
(d.7th Jan 1919)
Earnest Moody was captured at Lagnicourt on 15th of April 1917 with his brother William, and was interned at Limburg POW camp. After the war he was transferred to Copenhagen, Denmark and died there of Spanish Influenza. He is buried in Vestre Kirkegard cemetery, Copenhagen. His brother William lived, and returned to Australia.
Barrice Beal Moon
British Army 8th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Blackburn
(d.1st Jun 1917)
2nd Lt. Clifford Abraham Moon
British Army 19th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
(d.23rd Mar 1918)
Second Lieutenant Clifford Abraham Moon was left on the Ypres battlefield with a shot to his leg. No body was found.
L/Cpl. Frederick Moon
British Army 10th (Service) Battalion Cheshire Regiment
from:Mossley,Lancs
(d.26th July 1916)
Enlisted in 1914.
Originally posted to 9th Cheshire's. Transferred to 10th Cheshire's.
Wounded in hip in 1915 returned home for a couple of months.Sent back to France on 24th Dec 1915.
Killed in action on 26th July 1916 some where just outside Albert he is buried in Knightsbridge Cemetery in France.
A/Cpl. John William Moon
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
also served att 93rd LTMB
Pte. Philip Edward Moon
British Army 6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
from:St Albans
(d.28 April 1916)
L/Cpl. William Alfred Moon
British Army 11th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Chester,
(d.21st Nov 1916)
L/Cpl. William Alfrd Moon was the son of Mrs. M Moon of 5 Blue Coat School Chester and served with the Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 21st November 1916 and is buried in the Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension in Bailleul, France.
The Battalion had landed in France on 26th September 1915 as part of 75th Brigade in the 25th Division. The Battalion was engaged in the Battle of the Somme from an attack on 3rd July 1916 south of Thiepval until 22nd October 1916 when the Battalion was relieved to go back to Albert then Warley and Authieule before entraining at Doullens for Bailleul on 29th October 1916. Lance Corporal Moon had deserted his colleagues at some time during the Somme Battle and was tried at a Courts Martial on 11th November 1916, convicted and shot 10 days later.
Pte Richard Moonan
British Army 8th Btn. Scottish Rifles
from:Glasgow
(d.28th June 1915)
Richard Moonan was one of 4 brothers from Glasgow who enlisted. Two of whom died in France. He was killed at Gallipoli 4 weeks after his only son, my father, was born.
L/Cpl. Christopher Mooney
British Army 11th Battalion Manchester Regiment
from:Sagar Street, Salford
(d.7th Aug 1915)
Lance Corporal Mooney died at Gallipoli on 7th August 1915 and is remembered at the Helles Memorial. His older brother Robert died in France in April 1917.
A.Bmbdr John Robert Mooney
British Army C Bty. 50th Brigade. Royal Field Artillery
(d.1st Nov 1916)
Pte Michael Mooney
British Army 8 Bn Yorks. Regt
from:Middlesbrough, Yorks.
Enlisted Sept 1914 from Smith's Dock as part of 'Pals Battalion'. Wounded and awarded Silver Wound Badge. Transfered to Labour Corps (change of number) (1917?). Holder of 'Pip. Squeak and Wilfred'. Bn trained near Tring Herts. Served on Western front (France/Belgium 1915 to 1918). Discharged to Y List 1919.
Pte. Thomas Mooney
British Army 6th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:21 Fahan Street, Derry
Thomas Mooney 4682 of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers who lived at 21 Fahan Street, Derry and was married to Bridget Bonner of the same address was killed in action in the Balkans. His officer wrote to his widow Bridget "He gallantly stayed at his machine gun until his officers and comrades where safe."
Pte. Thomas Mooney
British Army 6th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Londonderry
(d.10th Sep 1916)
Tommy Mooney was married to my great-grandmother's sister Bridget of 21 Fahan Street in Derry. He was killed in the Balkans on the 10th of September 1916. He stayed at his post until his comrades and officers where safe. He is buried at Struma cemetery in Greece. A few months before his death he and another soldier from Derry wrote a poem to the Derry Journal in which they spoke of the bravery of their comrades and officers at Neuve Chapelle.
RIP Tommy.
Pte. William Mooney
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Driver P. Moony
British Army 26 Battery Royal Field Artillery
I have recieved a post card from a friend who is doing a house clearing, when he came across this postcard he sent it to me for interest.
I would really like to pass it on to a relative of this soldier if at all possible.There is no forwarding address or date, but the content of the card is as follows:
Dear wife and child. Just a few lines hoping that you are going on alright and in the best of health as it leaves me at present. Dear wife I recieved your parcel safely this morning Sunday. The cakes were very nice and thank you very much. Dear wife please send me some Woodbines.I will try and come and see you but I shall have to pay half my fare but it will cost me a bit of money to come and see you. Dear wife please could you spare about a 1pound to get me home)unsigned,
Lt. George Raymond Dallas Moor VC, MC and Bar.
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Hampshire Regiment
(d.3rd Nov 1918)
An extract from The London Gazette No. 29240, dated 23rd July 1915, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and resource on 5th June 1915, during operations south of Krithia, Dardanelles. When a detachment of a battalion on his left, which had lost all its officers, was rapidly retiring before a heavy Turkish attack, Second Lieutenant Moor, immediately grasping the danger to the remainder of the line, dashed back some 200 yards, stemmed the retirement, led back the men, and recaptured the lost trench. This young officer, who only joined the Army in October 1914, by his personal bravery and presence of mind, saved a dangerous situation."
Lieutenant George Moor was born in Australia on October 22nd 1896, the son of William Henry and Eva Helen Moor (née Pender). He was aged 22 when he died of Spanish Influenza, and he is buried in the Y Farm Military Cemetery in France.
Pion. Henry Grosvenor "Alec" Moorcroft
British Army TIF Signal Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Erdington, Birmingham
Henry Moorcroft was my grandfather. He was born 23rd of March 1899 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. He served with the TIF Signal Coy, Royal Engineers in the Great War. He was was admitted to Bricket House on 5th of Feb 1918 for 17 days. Discharged Back to Duty on 21st of Feb 1918. He survived WW1 and in WW2 he went on to be a Sargent in the Home Guard. He died in January 1977, aged 78.
Spr. A. A. Moore
Australian Imperial Forces 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy.
Alfred Moore
Royal Air Force 12 Squadron
My aunt Joan told me that my uncle, Alfred Moore was a bomber pilot with 12 squadron flying out of Wickenby. I believe he trained in the United States. Alfred Moore survived the war and died in Reading Berkshire UK about 30 years ago. I took my aunt to see Wickenby, which of course is of course, pretty much in ruins. The old control tower still very recognizable. I do know that Alfred Moore was decorated for bravery and would always change the subject if the conversation made him uncomfortable. Your website is a great tribute to all who served.
Sgt. Archibald Robert Moore
British Army East Lancashire Regiment
(d.6th April 1915)
My great grandad, Archibald Robert Moore, was a sergeant in the East Lancashire Rgt in WWI. He was injured in some way and died in 1915. He is buried on the Isle of Wight. My dad has kept all his medals and his death plaque, but we haven't any photos of him. It would be fantastic if anyone knows where we can find some photos or any more information about him.
Pte. Arthur Moore
British Army 13th Btn. East Yorkshire
from:Hull
My grandfather, Arthur Moore served on the Somme during WW1. The night before the battalion was due to go over the top a mortar round exploded near him whilst he was asleep. His friends tried to wake him up the next morning but he was unconcious due to a lack of blood from 13 shrapnel wounds. He was sent back to the field hospital whilst the rest of the batallion went over the top.
After the attack the nominal rolls were called and he did not answer (no one knew he had been wounded prior to the attack) and as a result he was posted as missing presumed dead and my grandmother was notified acordingly by letter.
He recovered from his wounds and rejoined the batallion. However, his name appears on the Roll of Honour in Beverly Minster, but with no regimental number. He survived the war and lived until 1963.
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