NOBLE, Robert Henry
| Service Number: | 2913 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newtown, Sydney, NSW, 1 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Belmore, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newtown Public School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery IV B 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2913, 36th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2913, 36th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2913, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2913, 36th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2913 awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Robert Henry Noble was born on 1st October, 1892, at Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales, the son of Mr. Thomas Noble and Mrs. Alice Noble. He received his education at the Superior Public School, Newtown, and on 26th August, 1910, entered the Bank’s service at Head Office.
Robert Henry Noble enlisted in the A.I.F. as a private on 1 st May, 1916, and from 11th August attended the Officers’ School at Moore Park, proceeding to Duntroon Military College on the 28th. He acted as quartermaster-sergeant during the voyage to England, and, after his arrival, passed for a commission at the Tidworth School for Officers.
He went to France and joined up with the 36th Battalion. He was in action at Passchendale Ridge where, on the 12th October, 1917, he was wounded, and, falling into a shell-hole, was drowned. At the time of his death, Robert Noble held the rank of corporal.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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