CALVERT, Noel Leonard
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Unspecified British Units |
| Born: | 25 December 1877, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Irrewarra, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed In Action, near Bethel, South Africa, 19 October 1900, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ermelo Cemetery, South Africa |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square), Colac Soldier's Memorial |
Boer War Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Lieutenant, Unspecified British Units |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
LIEUT. N.L. CALVERT KILLED WHILST IN ACTION.
Lieutenant N. L. Calvert, of the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carbineers), has been killed in an action against the Boers near Bethel, during the advance of General French's column.
It will be learned with regret that Mr Noel Leonard Calvert, second son of Mr John Calvert, of Irrewarra, was killed in action against the Boers in South Africa near Bethel, during the advance of General French's column. The deceased was about 23 years of age. By all who knew him he was recognised as the finest young fellow one could come across, and his untimely demise at such an early age will be generally regretted. He was a member of the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabineers).
Biography contributed by Elne Watson
NOEL LEONARD CALVERT - TRINITY HALL, CAMBRIDGE
According to the Cambridge Alumni database Noel Leonard Calvert, unique identifier CLVT896NL, was admitted to Trinity Hall, Cambridge in 1896.
It confirms him has the son of John Calvert, Esq. of Irrewarra, Victoria , Australia. His date of birth is listed as 25 Dec 1877. The record further sates that he matriculated from Geelong Grammar in 1896, was a member of the 1899 rowing blue and confirms his military service and death in 1900.
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