Harrow Roll of Honour Vol 4
De Ruvigney Roll of Honour Vol 3 page 209
Medal Card
Newcastle Journal Wednesday 06/12/1916
Sunderland Echo Saturday 02/12/1916
Charles Denton Moon Ord was born on the 12th April 1885, at 4 The Esplanade, Sunderland, the 3rd son of Henry Moon Ord, [born Sunderland, 1836], and his wife Evelyn Rosa, [born Hartlepool, 1847], daughter of John Punshon Denton, J.P.
Charles Denton Moon Ord was educated at Aysgarth Preparatory School, [Aysgarth School is a day and boarding preparatory school for boys located in the foothills of the Yorkshire Dales near Bedale, North Yorkshire, England and is the only all-boys boarding and day prep school in the north of England]. Then Harrow. He was the Champion Junior Gymnast in 1901-02, then Senior Gymnast in 1902. He left Harrow in 1903, Gymnastic Champion. Charles was involved in the farming Industry.
In 1891, [the family had six servants, Elizabeth Martin, age 49, Nurse, Mary, age 24, Lady's Maid, Isabel Brown, age 21, Cook, Harriet, age 27, House maid, Elizabeth Smith, age 19, Kitchen Maid and Minnie, age just 19, Nurse maid].
In 1911, Charles was boarding at 39 Valley Drive, Harrogate, staying with his retired Uncle Richard Copeland Dexter and his wife Caroline Isobel Dexter.
He was gazetted a 2nd Lieutenant in the Durham Light Infantry in January 1915, the gazette announcement was dated 12th March 1915.
Charles was posted to France with the British Expeditionary Force on the 29th June 1916. He was wounded in the arm on Tuesday 10th October 1916, near Martinpuich at the Battle of the Transloy Ridges, [7th October to the 20th October]. He was sent back to a hospital at Lanchester before being transferred to No 3 Durham Voluntary Aid Hospital at Hammerton House, 4 Gray Road, Sunderland.
Whilst convalescing, he contracted pneumonia and died on the 2nd of October, he was buried in a family grave at Sunderland.
His commanding officer, Colonel Vaux C.M.G., D.S.O., wrote later He was a most promising young officer devoted to duty, and very popular with his comrades. He was unmarried.
De Ruvigny Roll of Honour
Sunderland Echo Saturday 02/12/1916, carried a report under Local Casualties which reads:-
Death of Lieut. Moon Ord.
The death occurred at the Hammerton House Hospital this morning of Lieutenant Charles Moon Ord, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs H. Moon Ord, of 4 The Esplanade. The deceased officer, who was 31 years of age, was given a commission in the D.L.I. in March 1915, and had served several months at the front. He was wounded in the arm on 10th October last, and on consequence returned to England. After being in hospital at Lanchester, he came home convalescent, but early this week he caught a chill and pneumonia developed, and he was taken to the Hammerton House Hospital where as stated, he died this morning. Lieut. Moon Ord, who was unmarried, was a brother of Mrs Vaux, wife of Lieut. Colonel E. Vaux. D.S.O., C.M.G.
Newcastle Journal Wednesday, 06/12/1916 carried his Obituary. It reads as follows:-
The funeral of the late Lieut, Charles D. Moon Ord, Durham Light Infantry, fourth son of Mr H. Moon Ord, 4 The Esplanade, Sunderland, who died on Saturday from pneumonia while home from the front wounded took place yesterday, the remains being interred in the family vault, Ryhope Road Cemetery, with Full Military Honours.
The coffin, covered with the Union Jack, and bearing the deceased officer's cap and four family wreaths, was conveyed to the cemetery on a gun carriage, proceeded by a firing party under Second-Lieutenant Harmer, D.L.I., and the band of one the regimental battalions. The services at the cemetery were conducted by the Rev, J. B. Purvis (Rector of Hendon), and Senior Chaplain to the Forces. Officers of the regiment acted as pallbearers.
Among the D.L.I. officers present were - Lieut-Col Wardle, Major Hunt, M.C., Capt. S. Readhead, M.C., Capt. M. Storey, Lieut. A.H. Birchall, Lieut. Stewart, Lieut Welsh, Second-Lieut, K. Taylor, Second-Lieut, Graham, Second-Lieut, T. C. Scott, Second-Lieut, Coppard, Second-Lieut, Raynes, Second-Lieut, Stephenson, Second-Lieut, Brogden, Second-Lieut, Watson, Second-Lieut, Smith, Second-Lieut, Donaldson, Second-Lieut, Morton, and Second-Lieut, Southwell. In addition to family mourners there were also present Councillor Frank Nicholson, Col., Fred McKenzie, Mr Ernest Wright, and Dr Welford. Included in the wreaths were floral tributes from his brother officers, the Constitutional Club, Sunderland, the National Reserve, and Hammerton [sic] House Red Cross Hospital."
The Newcastle Daily Chronicle 04/12/1916 also carries a death notice.
Charles Denton Moon Ord is remembered in Sunderland on S140.119 and in S140.048 Part 9, page 187
He is also remembered in the Harrow School, Roll of Honour Volume 4.
