Previously Undiscovered Memorial Found

During the course of their research trip to the UK in May – June 1999, Bridge Duty's authors (Inger Sheil & Kerri Sundberg) visited Scarborough to investigate the background of Sixth Officer James Moody. Building on information unearthed at that time, Inger Sheil has made several follow-up trips to the seaside North Yorkshire resort. In July 1999, whilst looking for information on the Moody family, Sheil found a headstone in an overgrown corner of a Scarborough cemetery with an inscription dedicated to James Moody. The headstone's existence was known only within a small circle that included members of the Moody family (it is not, for example, listed in Brian Ticehurst's comprehensive listing of Titanic memorials worldwide).

The authors notified the local British media of the memorial's existence, hoping to promote a greater appreciation of Moody's role in the disaster. The story ran on the front page of the Yorkshire Post on August 24, 1999, and Sheil was interviewed by Yorkshire BBC radio on August 25. Further media interest in the story has also been expressed.

Since the publication of the article, Sheil and Sundberg have been given more information about the headstone. As with many of the memorials in that section of the Woodlands cemetery, it has been the victim of vandalism, with the cross atop the memorial disappearing three years ago.

It should be noted here that the Yorkshire Post article omitted mention of Kerri Sundberg's role in tracing the memorial, and also her equal collaboration on the Lowe biography.

The authors of this site are currently looking at ways in which to promote the preservation and restoration of the site, a deeply touching memorial to the only junior deck officer lost in the disaster. This site will be updated as information comes to hand.

Also,
In Loving
Memory of
JAMES PAUL MOODY,
Her Youngest Son,
Born August 21st 1887,
Gave Up His Life,
In The Wreck Of The S.S. "TITANIC"
April 15th 1912.

Greater Love Hath No Man Than This,
That A Man Lay Down His Life For His
Friends.

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