R. S. H. (Richard Stanley Hawks) Moody

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R. S. H. (Richard Stanley Hawks) Moody

1854–1930

A British Army officer and regimental historian, he spent decades connected with the Buffs and later turned that experience into detailed military history. His life bridged active service across the late Victorian Empire and a quieter later role as a writer and Military Knight of Windsor.

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Historical records of the Buffs, East Kent Regiment (3rd Foot) : Formerly designated the Holland Regiment and Prince George of Denmark's Regiment

Historical records of the Buffs, East Kent Regiment (3rd Foot) : Formerly designated the Holland Regiment and Prince George of Denmark's Regiment

by R. S. H. (Richard Stanley Hawks) Moody

About the author

Born in 1854, Richard Stanley Hawks Moody was a British Army officer who built a long career with the Buffs (East Kent Regiment). He is best remembered today for writing Historical Records of the Buffs, East Kent Regiment, 1914–1919, published in 1922, a substantial history of the regiment after the First World War.

The records available here also identify him as Colonel R. S. H. Moody and place him among British military personnel connected with the Malakand Frontier War. He was the eldest son of Major-General Richard Clement Moody and Mary Susannah Hawks, linking him to a family with a strong imperial and military background.

In later life, Moody was described as a Military Knight of Windsor as well as a historian, suggesting a career that moved from active service into remembrance and record-keeping. He died in 1930, leaving behind work that preserves the story of one of Britain’s best-known regiments.