NOBLE, John Alexander
| Service Number: | 5342 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, 18 December 1893 |
| Home Town: | Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Kelvin Grove SS, Brisbane Grammar, University of Queensland |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lagnicourt, France, 23 April 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France VII B 3, Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 2, Ithaca War Memorial, University of Queensland WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 5342, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 5342, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 5342, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 23 Apr 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 5342, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5342 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-04-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Matriculated March 1913 in Science. An athlete of some repute, he represented Queensland in an interstate rowing competition in 1913.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Noble, of Red Hill, in the loss they have sustained by the death of their eldest son. Gunner John Noble, who was killed in action in France, on 23rd April. At the time the deceased enlisted he was an assistant teacher on probation at the Normal school, at which establishment the flag was flying at half mast, yesterday, in honour of the fallen hero. Deceased volunteered, for service in the A.I.F. in May, 1915, and about five months later he left, for the front. He was employed as a specialist on one of the howitzer batteries. At the time of his death, he was 23 years of age. Gunner Noble was a brilliant scholar and a keen sportsman. From the Kelvin Grove school he went to the Brisbane Grammar school, where he spent four and a-half years, subsequent to which he studied science at the University, with a view to taking a medical course in Sydney. It had heen his intention to go to the Sydney University after the war. Deceased took an active interest in athletics, more especially in rowing. He was a representative of the Queensland eight, which visited Adelaide about four
years ago, and at one time was captain of the Queensland Universiy eight.
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