NOON, James Thomas
| Service Number: | 1596 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 April 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bega, NSW, 5 January 1881 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Concord Convent and Croydon Public School |
| Occupation: | Cordialmaker |
| Died: | Died of War Related injuries, Australia, 3 May 1919, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium R.C. Mortuary 2; Sect. N Plot 529 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burwood Memorial Arch, New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis) |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1596, 17th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1596, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1596, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 3 Mar 1919: | Involvement Corporal, 1596, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1596 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1919-03-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Patrick and Mary NOON, "Roseleigh", Stanley Street, Burwood, NSW
James served in Gallipoli and was wounded but continued on duty till the Evacuation. Serving in France he was wounded at Pozieres and invalided back to Australia and discharged as medically unfit in March 1917. He was then appointed a position in a Small Arms Factory.
On his return to Australia he was an inmate of the Randwich Military Hosptial - Sydney.—Stolen, about 7.30 p.m. the 18th instant, from the person of orporal James. Thomas Noon, an inmate of S. Ward, Randwick Military Hospital, whilst in Belmore Park, City,—A rolled-gold hunting keyless Walthan watch, No. 16688688, and a 9-carat gold curb-link double albert, swivel and bar at tached chain weighs about 18 dwt. total value, £6. , Identifiable. Snatched by a man 25 years of age, short nuggety build, fair complexion and hair, clean shaved; dressed in a navy-blue suit with white stripe running through material, and dark-coloured cap. Can be identified. - July 1917
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