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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. |
| Memorials: | Atherton War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 404896 | |
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| 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), Brisbane, Qld. | |
| 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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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Albert Henry MOODY and Agnes Doris nee LITTLEFORD, of Mareeba, Queensland.
IN LIFE AND IN DEATH ALWAYS "BON"
Biography contributed by David Barlow
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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