In Wancourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, is the Commonwealth War Grave of 241850 Private Benjamin Moody, serving with the Border Regiment who died 23/04/1917.

Eddie Castling and Andrew O’Sullivan have submitted the following:

MOODY, Benjamin (aka Ben)
He was born 10/04/1894.
In 1906 he lived in Prospect Terrace, Shincliffe, Co Durham with Dorothy Ann, his widowed mother and 2 brothers, William Robert Moody and James Moody.

He was admitted to Durham Johnston School on 17th September 1906, aged 12, having previously attended Shincliffe National School.

On leaving school Benjamin became a school teacher.

Ben enlisted in Hull in August 1914 and joined the 5th Battalion Border Regiment with Service Number 241850.

He fought in and survived the Battle of the Somme as did his brother William. He died on 23rd April 1917 age 23.

Both Ben and his brother William were killed in the same week during the Battle of Arras and are buried only 5 miles from one another.

Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal

Benjamin Moody is remembered at Durham on D47.025 and at Shincliffe on S123.02