Clement Moody

Admiral Sir Clement Moody, (31 May 1891 – 6 July 1960) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Fleet, from 1945 to 1946 and Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic, from 1946 to 1948.

Family Clement C. Moody was the son of The Rev. William Herbert Moody (d. 5 May 1916), who was vicar of Frensham, Surrey, from 1888 to 1908, and of Bentley, Hampshire, from 1908 until his death in 1916.

He was the brother of Captain Ambrose Moody (30 January 1893 – 21 August 1915), of the 5th Battalion The Dorset Regiment, who was lost missing in action at the Dardanelles.

Naval career Moody was appointed a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1911. He served in the First World War and, in 1935, was given command of .

Moody went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Fleet, from 15 December 1945 to 8 March 1946. His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic in 1946, as which he served until his retirement in 1948.