Regimental number | 2185 |
Place of birth | Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Moulder |
Address | 14 Glebe Road, Glebe, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Noke, 38 Park Street, Trowbridge, Wilts, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
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War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 30 September 1915; disembarked Egypt, 31 October 1915. Taken on strength, 17th Bn, 10 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 23 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, 18 August 1916 (needle in leg: accidental: soldier did not claim that he was on duty at the time); transferred to England, 3 September 1916, and admitted to 1st King George Hospital, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 4 September 1916 (synovitis, knee: slight). Discharged on furlough, 31 October 1916, to report to No 1 Command Depot, 15 November 1916, not later than 3.30 pm. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 December 1916. Found guilty, 26 December 1916, of being out of bounds: awarded 14 days confined to camp. Rejoined Bn, 23 January 1917. Missing in action, 15 April 1917. Subsequently determined to have been captured at Lagnicourt, and to be a prisoner of war, interned at Wahn, Germany. Repatriated from Germany; arrived in England, 30 December 1918. Granted furlough to 3 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Khyber', 31 March 1919; disembarked Sydney, 14 May 1919; discharged, Sydney, 9 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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