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MOODY, Albert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 404896 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 30 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 28 September 1920 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Prisoner of War , Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 25 January 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot C8. Row A. Grave 7. Local Roll of Honour - Cairns, Queensland, Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Atherton War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Proserpine War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 404896 | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 404896, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
| 6 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 404896, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 29 Jul 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
| 29 Jan 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer | |
| 29 Jul 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant | |
| 27 Mar 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 404896, No. 5 Operational Training Unit Forest Hill, Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 | |
| 4 Jul 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 404896, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 20 Sep 1944: | Imprisoned Air War SW Pacific 1941-45, Executed by Japanese |
Personal Stories
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Flight Lieutenant Albert James Moody 404896 and Flight Sergeant Allan Graham Aitcheson 432654 were captured following the loss of their aircraft - Beaufighter A19-209 near Kamiri in Dutch New Guinea
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