| Regimental number | 6059 |
| Place of birth | Wynyard Tasmania |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | Wynyard, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr J Moody, Wynyard, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil. Attestation form reads: 'No. Evaded Service'. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of burial | Copenhagen Western Cemetery (the Vestre Kirkegaard), Denmark |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 66 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Headstone inscription reads: 'Tasmania's Son, May the Lord be with him'. Commemorated on a Memorial Tablet in the Anglican Church of St Alban's, Copenhagen, donated by a British resident in memory of those members of HM Forces who died in that town after having served in the war of 1914-18. Parents: John and Annie Elizabeth MOODY, Sisters Creek, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 6098 Pte William MOODY, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 April 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Hobart, 8 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 30 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 December 1916; taken on strength, 12th Bn, 24 December 1916. Found guilty, 13 March 1917, of 'conduct prejudicial of good order and military discipline in that he did wilfully execute an order in a slovenly manner': awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No. 2. Listed as missing in action, Lagnicourt, 15 April 1917; subsequently confirmed as prisoner of war, interned at Limburg, Germany. After the armistice, was transferred to Denmark and died of influenza on board Transport 'Formosa' in Copenhagen Harbour. Pastor A.N. Norman officiated at his funeral. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |