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Surname

Forename/s

Rank

Service Number

MOODY

Fred

Private

250675

Place of birth

Age

Regiment / Ship

Date of death

Filey

25

19th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

Sat. 27th Oct. 1917

Last known military action

Location of death

Cause of death

Second Battle of Passchendaele

Killed in action

Cemetery/ Memorial

Plot/Plaque

Country

Tyne Cot Memorial

Panels 128 to 131 & 162

Belgium

Known family

Family details

Town of origin

Richard Moody (Father) & Mary Moody (Mother)

Family resided at 14, West Parade

Filey

Decorations

UK memorials commemorated on

Filey town memorial, St. Oswalds church memorial

Notes

Has no known resting place. Memorial photo available.

Wounded with a bullet through the left hand in 1917 and had another brother serving (Harry Moody). Previously a butcher with Welfords of Scalby before enlisting and prior to that, of Plows butcher shop in Filey.

His officer, Lt. G. W. Johnson wrote to his parents "It is with deep regret bthat I have to inform you of the death of your son, Private F. Moody of this battalion. He was killed instantaneously on 26th October and consequently suffered no pain". The officer additionally said that although he understood it would be difficult fior the parents to bear the news but that "He was alwyas cheery, and will be greatly missed by his comrades."

Mentioned in the Scarborough Mercury (Filey News) on 27th April 1917,16th November 1917