Regimental number | 956 |
Place of birth | Goulburn, New South Wales |
School | Fort Street Boys' School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | c/o W Noble, Pendlebury, Park Avenue, Drummoyne, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Brother, W Noble, Pendlebury, Park Avenue, Drummoyne, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH circular as Francis John Goulburn NOBLE. Enlisted March 1915; sailed from Australia, June 1915, as a Corporal. Landed at Gallipoli, August 1915, as a Sergeant. Wounded, August 1916, at Pozieres, France; gained his commission at Military School, Tidworth, England, in August 1917. Sailed for France and the front in April 1918; killed in action 31 August 1918. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Francis John |
Place of death or wounding | Mont St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Hem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 15), Hem-Monacu, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 92 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Margaret NOBLE, 76 Chapel Street, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3366 Pte Richard Lyle NOBLE, 6th Light Horse, died, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, 16 August 1927; Uncles: Thomas HALLORAN MM; Cpl George HALLORAN, No. 1 Mining Corps, killed in action, 19 February 1916; Cousin: Sergeant Allan NOBLE, 25th Bn, killed in action, Gallipoli. |