Clement Moody
| Sir Clement Moody | |
|---|---|
 Sir Clement Moody | |
| Born | 1891 |
| Died | 1960 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Curacoa HMS Eagle East Indies Station South Atlantic Station |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Clement Moody KCB (1891–1960) was a Royal Navy who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station.
Naval career
Moody was appointed a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1911.[1] He served in World War I and in 1935 was given command of HMS Curacoa.[2] He commanded the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle from 1937.[2]
He served in World War II as Director of the Naval Air Division and then as Second-in-Command of Naval Air Stations in 1941.[2] He was made Second-in-Command of Aircraft Carriers in Home Waters in 1943; in April 1944 he took part in Operation Cockpit, a bombing raid on Japanese port and oil facilities on Sabang Island (off the northern tip of Sumatra).[3]
He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1945.[4][5] His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station in 1946; he retired in 1948.[2]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28543. p. 7606. 19 October 1911. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ "The Royal New Zealand Navy (pp 358 & 359)". NZETC. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
- ↑ Admiral Moody's visit The Straits Times, 16 February 1946, Page 4
- ↑ Guide to the archives on relations between the Netherlands and Indonesia 1945-1963, p. 63
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Arthur Power |
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 1945–1946 |
Succeeded by Sir Arthur Palliser |
| Preceded by Sir Robert Burnett |
Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station 1946–1948 |
Succeeded by Sir Desmond McCarthy |