MOODY, Thomas Matthew
| Service Number: | 3184 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 November 1918, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia , 19 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Charters Towers State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer. |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Suzanne Military Cemetery No.3 Suzanne Military Cemetery No 3, Suzanne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Cairns Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3184, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3184, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3184, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3184, 41st Infantry Battalion, Shell Wound to left thigh | |
| 13 Nov 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3184, 41st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland. |
Thomas Matthew Moody.
Thomas Matthew Moody was born 19 September 1890, the sixth child of Thomas Charles Parsee Moody and Annie Osgerby who were married in 1878. Their first two daughters died in infancy. Six children followed – Harriett Esther (1881), Violet Ellen (1885), William Charles (1888), Thomas Matthew (1890), Albert Henry (1892) and John Joseph (1895).
Thomas’ brother, John Joseph Moody, enlisted 23 December 1915 and returned to Australia on 15 February 1918. At the time of enlistment in Townsville, his age was 26 years 2 months, his occupation a labourer and next of kin was his mother Mrs Annie Maria Moody, Sachs Street, Cairns. His height was 5 feet 9 inches, weighed 10 stone 5 pounds with a medium complexion, grey eyes and brown hair. He was Church of England. The Examining Medical Officer noted he required extensive dental treatment.
Thomas embarked on the HMAT Wiltshire A18 from Sydney on 7 February 1917. He was wounded a number of times and returned to duty, finally succumbing to wounds on 1 September 1918. He was buried in Curlu French Military Cemetery near Peronne and in 1920 the family was advised that his remains had been exhumed and reburied in the Suzanne Military Cemetery No 3, France. Courtesy of The Cairns District Family History Society.
Submitted 3 April 2021 by Lynette Turner
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