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Ethelbert MOODY

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T17:03:15+00:00
Date of birth07 January 1893
Date of death25 August 1918
Mothers nameIsabella (née Robbie) of Bunnythorpe
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameJames Ross Moody
Fathers place of birthNorthern Ireland
Fathers date of death1940
SiblingsWinifred Matilda (B 1895), James Ross (b 1897), Emily Isabel (b 1900), Allan Joseph (b 1908)
Cause of deathDied of wounds received in action
Buried whereBeaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, France. I.E.6
Last known residencec/o Chas W Warren, Konini.
AliasBertie
AwardsBritish War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthLongburn, Manawatu, New Zealand
OccupationFarmer
Place of deathIn the Field, France
Date of arrival overseas22 August 1916
Theatres of warWestern Europe 1916,17,18
Place of embarkationon 'Maunganui' from Wellington
SurnameMOODY
War memorialTokomaru
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesEthelbert
Place of arrival overseasDevonport, England
SchoolLongburn; Tokomaru then home
WarsWW 1
Service number14660
ReligionPresbyterian
Date enlisted07 March 1916
Final rankCorporal
Regiment or service1st battalion Otago Regiment NZEF
Embarkation date26 June 1916
User reference8.82

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Last Employer: Chas W Warren, Konini.

Probate: Will at Archives NZ, Wellington.

Parents came farming to Tokomaru in 1902 from Longburn.

Hair: Light Brown. Eyes: Blue/Grey.

Height: 5''7". Complexion: Fair.

Chest: 35" - 38". Weight: 148lb.

Previous Military History: 7th Regiment.

Age on enlistment: 23 years.

NOK: Parents, Tokomaru.

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