James Paul Moody
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| Born | 21 August 1887 Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 15 April 1912 (aged 24) RMS Titanic (sunk), Atlantic Ocean |
| Cause of death | Unconfirmed; body never recovered |
| Occupation | RMS Titanic's Sixth Officer |
| Parent(s) | John Henry Moody and Evelyn Louis Lammin |
| Relatives | John, Christopher (brothers), and Margaret (sister) |
James Paul Moody (21 August 1887 – 15 April 1912) was the Sixth Officer of the RMS Titanic and the only junior officer of the ship to die in the disaster.
Born in England, he received a prestigious education and served the White Star Line aboard the luxurious RMS Oceanic.
When Titanic struck the iceberg, he was on watch on the bridge alongside First Officer William McMaster Murdoch when the ship hit an iceberg. He helped thereafter loading the lifeboats. Despite repeated invitations of his colleagues, he refused to board a boat and died in the sinking.
James Paul Moody was born in Scarborough, England on 21 August 1887, the youngest of four children born to solicitor John Henry Moody and his wife Evelyn Louis Lammin. Moody's grandfather and namesake, John James Paul Moody, had been a prominent local figure. Moody attended the Rosebery House School before joining HMS Conway as a cadet in 1902. His two years in the ship, 1902-1903, counted as one years' sea time towards his Board of Trade Second Mate's Certification.
In 1904 he joined the William Thomas Line's Boadicea as an apprentice, and endured an horrific, storm-troubled voyage to New York, in which one of his fellow apprentices was driven to suicide.
After attaining his Second Mate's Certification, Moody went into steam and sailed in cargo and early oil-tankers, eventually attaining his First Mate's Certificate. After very briefly attending the King Edward VII Nautical School in 1910, a nautical "cram" school preparing officers for their Board of Trade examinations, he successfully obtained his Ordinary Master's Certification, and in August 1911 joined the White Star Line's Oceanic as her Sixth Officer. In March 1912 he received word that he was to be assigned to RMS Titanic as her Sixth Officer. Moody was somewhat reluctant to accept the assignment as he had hoped to spend a summer on the Atlantic in the Oceanic, after having endured a harsh winter, and was also hoping to take leave. His request for leave was denied.
Along with the other junior officers, Moody received a message in March 1912 ordering him to report to White Star's Liverpool offices on 26 March. From there he travelled to board Titanic at the Harland & Wolff yard in Belfast. Titanic then sailed for Southampton to take on passengers. Moody's service as Sixth Officer earned him about $37 a month, although he was allowed his own cabin as compensation for his small salary.
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