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Mar 4, 1886
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Born in Northern Ireland
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Nov 3, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59668
(temporary number 96)
Ø Next of kin given
as David Moody, father, Fulford Place, Brockville, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Gardener
Ø Previous military
experience given as 4 years in the 41st Regiment, Brockville
Rifles
Ø Religion given as
Presbyterian
Ø Assigned to “A”
Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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May 20, 1915
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Sentenced to 14 days detention
and forfeited 5 days pay
for being AWL (Absent Without
Leave)
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May 24, 1915
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Released from detention
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Oct 15, 1915
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Sentenced to 1 day Field
Punishment #2 for falling out of parade without permission
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Apr 2, 1916
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While in the N & O
trenches near Voormezeele, Belgium the battalion came under a trench mortar attack
and Private Moody received shrapnel wounds to his scalp, face, chest and
neck. He was initially treated by the
Medical Officer at the Regimental Aid Post
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Apr 3, 1916
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He was evacuated to the No. 1
Field Ambulance and transferred immediately to the No. 8 CCS (Casualty
Clearing Station) for treatment.
Because of the severity of the wounds, he was transported later in the
day by the No. 5 Ambulance Train and admitted to the No. 13 General Hospital
in Boulogne, France
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Apr 9, 1916
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Listed as dangerously ill
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Apr 11, 1916
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Private Samuel Moody died in
hospital at 8.30 pm and was buried in the nearby Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
(note the incorrect date of death.
CWGC has been notified)
Following the war the 1914-15
Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll
were sent to his father, David Moody, Box 382, Fulford Place, Brockville,
Ontario
The Memorial Cross was sent to
his mother, Mrs. Mary Moody, at the same address
Following his death the family
received the letter below
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