Arthur Frederick NOAD

NOAD, Arthur Frederick

Service Number: 1306
Enlisted: 5 November 1914, Liverpool
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 2nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Walworth, Kent, England, 1888
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Booking Clerk
Died: Died of wounds, England, United Kingdom, 26 July 1917
Cemetery: Chiswick Old Cemetery, England
Screen Wall. Q. C. 66.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

5 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1306, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
1 Jan 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion
11 Feb 1915: Involvement Corporal, 1306, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1915: Embarked Corporal, 1306, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney
7 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1306, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1306, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wound chest and spine (severe) - paraplegia.
18 Apr 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1306, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HS Dover Castle, England to Alexandria and then in HS Kanowna, Suez on 18 May 1916 for invaliding to Australia - disembarking Sydney 18 June 1916.
5 Feb 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1306, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at Sydney as medically unfit - returned to England suffering complete paralysis below level of umbilicus, incontinence and other complications. Died of his wounds on 27 July 1917.

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Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”

Died on this date – 26th July…… Arthur Frederick Noad was born at Walworth, London, England in 1888.

He enlisted in the Territorial Force on 6th April, 1908. He was aged 19 years & 11 months & was a Clerk with Central London Railway.

Private Arthur Frederick Noad had signed on for 1 year with 2nd London Divisional Engineers & was issued a Service number of 70. The Military History Sheet recorded he served from 1st April, 1908 & was discharged on 5th April, 1909, having served for 1 year & 5 days.

 

On 5th November, 1914 Arthur Frederick Noad enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales. He was a 26 year old, single, Booking Clerk & stated on his Attestation Papers that he had served for 4 years with Royal Engineers (Volunteer) & had resigned.

He was posted 2nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements on 5th November, 1914 & was promoted to Corporal on 1st January, 1915.

Corporal Arthur Frederick Noad, Service number 1306, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Seang Bee (A48) on 11th February, 1915 with the 2nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements.

On 5th April, 1915 Corporal Noad embarked from Alexandria on H.M.T. Derfflinger to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) Gallipoli Campaign.  He joined 2nd Battalion at Gallipoli Peninsula on 7th May, 1915 from Reinforcements.

Corporal Arthur Frederick Noad was wounded at Gallipoli on 8th May, 1915. (Note: Statement of Service form & Purport form recorded B.W. (bullet wound) Chest 15.5.15). He was admitted to No. 5 Indian General Hospital at Alexandria on 14th May, 1915 having been transported by Lutzow A.36. He was listed as dangerously ill on 29th May, 1915.

A Medical Report was completed on Corporal Arthur Frederick Noad on 7th June, 1915 at San Stefans. His disability was listed as “G.S.W. Chest with injury of Spinal Cord.” The injury had occurred about 8th May at Dardanelles as a result of a gunshot wound/s while on Active Service. Corporal Noad’s present condition was listed as “Complete loss of motion & sensation in lower limbs. Incontinence of urine & faeces. A superficial bed sore somewhat extensive. Irregular f___.” Corporal Noad had total incapacity & the Medical Board recommended that he was permanently unfit for Service.

He was admitted to No. 2 London (City of London) General Hospital, St. Mark’s College, Chelsea, England on 2nd August, 1915 with shrapnel wounds to Spine & Paralysis. He was discharged on 28th January, 1916 after 149 days in this hospital & was then admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, England on 28th January, 1916.

The Officer in Charge of Military Records wrote to General Officer Commanding, Intermediate Base, A.I.F., Cairo, Egypt, on 25th March, 1916 with the following: “The application for the discharge of No. 1306 Corporal A. F. Noad, 2nd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force in England, having been cancelled, I am returning his attestation paper to you.”

A Medical Report was completed on Corporal Arthur Frederick Noad on 5th April, 1916 while a patient at Harefield Park Hospital, His disability was recorded as 1. G.S.W. Spine & 2. Paraplegia. His disability had been received on 8th May, 1915 at Gallipoli. “Shrapnel wound received on May 8., transferred to Alexandria for 10 weeks then to 2nd London General Hospital Chelsea for 6 months. Came here on Jan 28, 1916.” The Officer in charge of the case recommended that Corporal Noad was permanently unfit for any military service. The Medical Board agreed.

 

Corporal Arthur Frederick Noad embarked from Southampton, England on 8th April, 1916 on Hospital Ship Dover Castle & was admitted to No. 21 General Hospital at Alexandria on 18th April, 1916.

He was invalided to Australia & sailed from Suez on 11th May, 1916 on Hospital Ship Kanowna.

On 18th June, 1916 Corporal Noad was admitted to No. 4 Australian General Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia with Paraplegia following G.S.W. Spine. From the Hospital Admissions form: “20/11/16 Recommended for return to England onboard next available Hospital Ship.” The final Medical Board decision on 24th November, 1916 was “Do not concur with No. 21 & 22 Paraplegia with incontinence urine. Incapacity total. Recommended for return to England by first Hospital Ship available.” He was discharged from this hospital on 24th November, 1916.

Corporal Noad embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on Karoola on 9th December, 1916 for England.

He was admitted to King George Hospital, London, England on 29th January, 1917 with G.S.W.  (gunshot wound/s) to Spine & Paraplegia - severe.

The Hospital Admissions form reads: “Discharged from Army. Sent to Australia, six months in hospital. Then sent back to England. On admission – complete paralysis and Aneasthesia below level of umbilicus. Rt knee septic and discharging. Incontinence of Urine & faeces. Feb 5/17 urine – “Alkaline, a good quantity of pus present. Bacteria of the colon group were isolated.” Discharged sent home as a discharged soldier.”

 

On 5th February, 1917 Corporal Noad was discharged from the Australian Imperial Force in consequence of medical unfitness. He was discharged from King George Hospital, London, England on 10th February, 1917.

A War Pension was granted to Corporal Arthur Frederick Noad, 1306, 2nd Battalion, 34 Sutton Lane, Chiswick, in the sum of £3. 8. 0 per fortnight commencing from 6th February, 1917 with a review on 1st August, 1917. Another pension was granted to Corporal Noad in the sum of 20/- per fortnight commencing from 15th February, 1917 with a review on 1st August, 1917. (Special case for medical attendance).

A Pension was also granted to Sarah Ann Noad, 34 Sutton Lane, Chiswick, mother of Corporal Arthur Frederick Noad, in the sum of 20/- per fortnight from 6th February, 1917 with a review on 1st August, 1917.

 

Ex-Corporal Arthur Frederick Noad died on 26th July, 1917.

He was buried Chiswick Old Cemetery, Chiswick, Greater London, Middlesex, England. He is named on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Screen Wall – Q. C. 66 & has no headstone. His death is still acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)

https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/chiswick.html

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