William Moody
Service number
P/SSX 27283
Military unit
HMS Barham Royal Navy
Address
44 Jackson Terrace, Welbeck Colliery Village.
Date of birth
Date of death
25 Nov 1941 (20 years old)
Place of birth
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
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Family history
Son of William and Eva Moody of 44 Jackson Terrace, Welbeck Colliery Village.
Military history
HMS BArham: Initially in the Mediterranean but moved to the North West coast of Scotland then back to the Med in November 1940. On the 25th of November whilst covering the Italian convoys she was hit by 3 torpedoes from U-331. Out of 1,184 men 841 were killed.
Extra information
A Pathe News cameraman was aboard HMS Valient and captured the explosion and sinking of the Barham. The footage was later used in the opening sequences of the film "The Guns of Navarone".
Photographs
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