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NOAKES, John Campbell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2719 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tamworth, New South Wales, 5 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop assistant |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Oatley, New South Wales, 30 July 1969, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2719, 19th Infantry Battalion, Warwick Farm, New South Wales | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2719, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2719, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 21 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Apr 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant |
Personal Stories
Memorial to an ordinary hero
A photo of John Noakes was used as a basis for one of the memorial sculptures on the Anzac Highway in Adelaide. The sculpture was made by his grandson Roger Noakes. The other soldier in the sculpture is Rogers other grandfather John Harold Falconer.
Submitted 29 November 2015 by Graham Watson
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