Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Moodie 1778-1837
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On December 4, 1837, Robert Moodie and two companions set out from his house, which stood near here, to warn the Lieutenant-Governor, Francis Bond Head, at Toronto, that armed rebels were advancing towards the city. In an attempt to pass William Lyon Mackenzie's men who were blocking Yonge Street at Montgomery's Tavern (near the present Eglinton Avenue), Moodie was shot and fatally wounded. A native of Scotland, he had served as an officer of the British army during the Napoleonic wars and in Canada during the War of 1812, participating in the battles at Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie and Sackett's Harbour. He settled at Richmond Hill in 1835, and is buried at Holy Trinity Church, Thornhill.
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The Region of York
The Town of Richmond Hill
On the east side of Yonge Street
less than 1 km south of Elgin Mills Road
[Note: As of September 2015, the plaque is no longer at this location. Its whereabouts is unknown.]
N 43 52.977 W 79 26.381
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