NOONAN, Timothy Francis
| Service Number: | 3433 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Violet Town, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Violet Town, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 25 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Violet Town Honour Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3433, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3433, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3433, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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NOONAN Timothy Francis 3433 PTE
57th Battalion
1891-1917
Timothy Francis - Taddy - as he was known to his family, was the second son to enlist on 2 October 1915, just 11 months after Mathew joined up. Both his parents, John and Catherine (Sivyer) had died so he named his eldest brother James as his next of kin. Taddy, born in 1891 at Tamleugh, was 24 years old.
He was initially posted into the 59th Battalion when he embarked from Melbourne for Egypt. On 26 February 1916 he was taken on strength of the 57th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir. The Battalion had only been raised a week. Half its components were Gallipoli veterans from the 5th Battalion, while the other half consisted of fresh reinforcements from Australia, which included Taddy.
On 17 June the 57th Battalion embarked from Alexandria aboard HT Transylvania for Marseilles where it arrived a week later.
In March Taddy was hospitalised with a severe nasal infection after which he had 14 days leave. This was followed by two months of training at Perham Downs, returning to his unit on 9 July 1917.
Two months later during the Battle of Polygon Wood Taddy was killed. He is buried at Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.
Service records: 1914/15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal
A Memorial Scroll and Plaque were sent to James Noonan, Taddy’s next of kin.
Memorials: Copper plaque affixed to exterior wall, Memorial Hall, Violet Town.
Tree no 36 was planted in 1917 by F Mills.
In 2013 a Ceratonia siliqua - Carob tree - was planted by Taddy’s grandnephew Leon Beard.
© 2016 Sheila Burnell
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