WATERS, Noel Edwin John
| Service Number: | 3642 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Corryong, Victoria, January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Corryong, Towong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Colac State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Albury, New South Wales, 12 May 1964 |
| Cemetery: |
Albury General Cemetery / Waugh Road, NSW |
| Memorials: | Corryong Colac Colac School Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3642, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3642, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3642, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 12 Dec 1917: | Wounded Driver, 3642, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Remaining on duty | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded Driver, 3642, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, 2nd occasion - GSW (chest) | |
| 14 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3642, 5th Pioneer Battalion |
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Noel was born in January 1892 in Corryong, Victoria, and was the youngest of his eight siblings. While growing up, Noel's education was built at Colac State school. His mother was Alice Mary Jane Jephcott, and his father was Alexander Dixie Waters.
In Melbourne, Noel enlisted on the 18th of August, 1915, being allocated Regimental Number 3642. Noel was placed in the 5th Pioneer Battalion, and was a driver. On the 5th of January, 1916, Noel and his battalion embarked from Australia on the HMAT Afric in Melbourne.
Noel wasn't wounded until 1918, when he received gunshot wounds to his chest. He was first treated in Lines of Communication hospital, until he was transferred to England and admitted to Duchess of Conaught Canadian Red Cross hospital. He was transferred to the 1st Auxillary Hospital at Harefield.
Noel returned home on the 5th of January 1919. When he got home, he married. On the 12th of May 1964, Noel eventually died of natural causes. He was buried in the Old Albury Cemetery.
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