Felix NOONAN MM

NOONAN, Felix

    Service Number: 3109
    Enlisted: 9 November 1916, Bathurst
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 33rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Upper Pyramul, New South Wales, Australia, 13 July 1883
    Home Town: Pyramul, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales
    Schooling: Upper Pyramul Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Natural causes, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 5 August 1950, aged 67 years
    Cemetery: Mudgee General Cemetery, New South Wales
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    Memorials: Pyramul Upper Public School Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    9 Nov 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3109, Bathurst
    24 Jan 1917: Involvement Private, 3109, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
    24 Jan 1917: Embarked Private, 3109, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
    17 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3109, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, Gassed
    29 Aug 1918: Honoured Military Medal, Villers-Bretonneux, For conspicuous courage and devotion to duty on March 30, 1918 when acting as a strtcher bearer in the counter attack by the 33rd Battalion AIF against the Marcelcave-Aubercourt line. Private Noonan worked continuously for twelve hours evacuating wounded from the forward area over open country swept by heavy machine gun and rifle fire and along a heavily shelled road. He displayed keenest sympathy and tireless energy, and undoubtedly was the means of saving many lives.
    8 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3109, 33rd Infantry Battalion

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