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James Murray NOONE

Regimental number15723
Place of birthQueanbeyan New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCustoms officer
AddressMosman, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, John Murray Noone, 32 Harbour Street, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date10 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameOctober 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 31 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Division Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 20 June 1919
Medals

Military Medal

'At Polygon Wood. This sapper, during operations 25/26/27th September accompanied his officer Lieutenant Ewart in the staking and taping of the track marked out from our front line to the objective we were to gain. He personally carried stakes to and from the dump behind our front line forward to the head of the track. Subsequently he rendered great assistance in consolidation of the line, setting a very fine example to his comrades by his actual work and supervision of the infantry at work on the consolidation. He has since carried out further able and cool work in the face of much machine gun fire in making another track to the front line in daylight on the 27th inst.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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