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Record #23538
Name :
: Harry Elbon NOBLE (1896 - 1916)
  aka : Private Noble


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 10 Apr 1896

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 27 Oct 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, Billericay
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Courcelette
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Mar 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: Goltz
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Harry Elbon Noble. Listed among those on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in World War One.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Harry Elbon Noble
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1897
Registration District: Billericay
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 522

1901 English Census records of Elizabeth Noble place her in Bowers Gifford, Essex, England. In residence where her children Harry Elbon (3) and Herbert (1). Also in residence was Visitor, Lillian Alice Hammond (11).

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: NOBLE
Given Name: Harry E
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1907
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-02-21
Arrival Port: Portland
Arrival Date: 1907-03-05
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also C-4716, T-501 and T-525
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG76 B 1 a
Microfilm: T-514
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place Harry Noble as a Barnardo Boy in the household of Henrietta and Albert Goltz of Muskoka, Ontario. Harry states he was born Jun 1896 and he immigrated from England in 1907.

Attestation papers were signed 7 May 1915 in Lindsay, Ontario. Harry Elbon Noble was born in Pitsea, Essex, England on 10 Apr 1896. His Next of Kin was his Aunt, Miss Sia Noble of 8 Upper Marylebone Street, Portland Place, London West, England. 5' 5 1/4" in height with blue eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action while his Battalion was in their first tour in the trenches north east of Courcelette, Somme, Picardie, France. He took shelter in a dugout and was killed by enemy shell fire. His Next of Kin was Miss Sis Noble, his Aunt, of 28 Upper Marylebone, Portland Place, London, England. He was buried in Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: II. B. 24.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56554731 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-17 15:55:41 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-17 16:05:06 /

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3023 ABBOTT, Charles1884ENG, ESS, Messing Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
3025 ABBOTT, David Henry1891ENG, ESS, Grays Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3026 ABBOTT, Mary1888ENG, ESS, Maldon Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
3063 ABEL, Albert Edward G.1901ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3064 ABEL, Queenie Victoria1900ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3101 ABRAMS, Ada1894ENG, ESS, West Ham May 1912 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
3125 ACKERMAN, James David Ernest1910ENG, ESS, West Ham Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
3136 ACKERMAN, William David1912ENG, ESS, West Ham Jun 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
3158 ACWORTH, George Albert1896ENG, ESS, West Ham Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Labourers & Domestics  
4491 ADAMS, Henry F.1880ENG, ESS, Brighton Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
14909 ALSOP, Reginald A1891ENG, ESS, Epping Nov 1896 : Laurentian CAN Unknown  
6876 ALTHORPE, George 1885ENG, ESS, Colchester Apr 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
25136 ANDERSON, Muriel Helen1921ENG, ESS, West Ham Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
9777 ANDERSON, William 1870ENG, ESS, Walthamstow Jun 1883 : Polynesian CAN Barnardos  
16737 ARNOLD, Oliver Samuel1894ENG, ESS, Lexden May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17014 ARNOLD, Thomas Walter1893ENG, ESS, Colchester May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
27617 ATKINS, George Frederick1905ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27618 ATKINS, Jane Ellen1900ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27619 ATKINS, William Richard1903ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
25142 BAGOT, Geoffrey1924ENG, ESS Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26946 BALAAM, Ronald John1928ENG, ESS, Tendring Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5469 BANNISTER, Arthur James1890ENG, ESS, Stratford Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
27188 BARR, Eliza1920ENG, ESS, Lexden May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3431 BLATCH, Albert1898ENG, ESS, Leytonstone May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos SarahLillian  
3438 BONWICK, Alexander1898ENG, ESS, Barking Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3436 BONWICK, John William1894ENG, ESS, Barking Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
3437 BONWICK, William James1896ENG, ESS, Barking Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
4234 BRAND, Bessie Violet 1880ENG, ESS, Stifford Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
4233 BRAND, Daisy Emma1879ENG, ESS, Stifford Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
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