John Henry Frothingham Moat
Person details
| Forename(s) | John Henry Frothingham |
|---|---|
| Surname | Moat |
| Rank | Major |
| Regiment | Green Howards (Yorkshire Regt) |
| Age | 34 |
| Death | Killed in action |
| Place of Death | Far East > Malaya |
| Date of Death | 26/01/1942 |
| Year of Entry | 1921 |
| House Letter | D |
| School Notes | - |
| Comments |
Son of J.F. Moat, OR Father of RJF Moat (A Social 1950) War Memorial Fund (1943) Ctte minutes 29.5.1946: 'Applications on behalf of thirteen boys were considered. Twelve of the candidates were sons of ORs who had been killed in the war and one a nephew - [due] 1950 Moat, RJF - 11th birthday 11 Sept 1947.' |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | attd. 2nd Btn |
| Prefect | - |
| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 23 |
| Battle | |
| Previous Regiment | Cambridgeshire Regt |
| Burial or Cemetery | Memorial > Singapore |
| Citations | |
| Archives | Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives |
| Post School | Exeter College, Oxford; Army (Green Howards); Married |
| Prep School | |
| Prisoner of War | |
| Radlein Obituary |
March 8 1942. In January 1942, killed in action, John Henry Frothingham Moat, Major, Green Howards. He was at Radley (Stevenson's, D) from 1921-25), and on leaving went up to Exeter College, Oxford, later obtaining a commission in the Army as a University Candidate. June 14 1942. J. H. F. MOAT. The Rector of Exeter College, Oxford, writes in The Times: I might perhaps be allowed to add a word to C. D.'s charming tribute to the memory of the late Major J. H. F. Moat. There are some men of whom a college can be proud not so much for their scholarship or for their athletic prowess as simply, so to speak, for themselves. The ideal "university candidate" for the Army is, I suppose, one who has proved himself, as Jeff Moat did with us, as worthy to be both respected and thoroughly liked by all from the senior don whom he partnered at golf to the veriest freshman whom he knew how to put at his ease;· for such a man, taught by his social training how to give and take, will have acquired a foretaste of the loyalty which a soldier owes to his comrades and to the common cause. "Jeff" was withal a cheerful soul, who could make light of his personal share in perilous adventures alike in Palestine and in Norway. and faced future risk with the untroubled heart of the true warrior. |
| Service Number | 44113 |
| Place of Birth |
