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Record #23662
Name :
: Andrew NOBLE (1896 - 1917)
  aka : Private Noble


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 26 Jul 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 26 Oct 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Stonehaven
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Passchendaele
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 16 Jun 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Letitia

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Sailing Alone
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Andrew Noble.

1901 Scottish Census records place the family of Christina and Alexander Noble at 16 High Street, Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland. In residence where their children Annie (6), Andrew (3) and Margie Jane (1). Alexander was a Maltman by trade.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: NOBLE
Given Name: Andrew
Age: 16
Sex: M
Ship: Letitia
Year of Arrival: 1913
Departure Port: Glasgow
Departure Date: 1913-06-07
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1913-06-16
Comments: Individuals
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4798
Type of Record: Passenger Lists
Additional Information: The ship manifest claims Andrew was traveling with Annie and possibly Thomas, as they were grouped together under one surname. LAC confirms all three as British Home Childre, but Annie and Thomas are listed as 19 years of age.

Attestation papers were signed 8 Nov 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was born 26 Jul 1896 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland. Andrew Noble was a Dairyman living at 340 Jameson Avennue Winnipeg, Manitoba. His Next of Kin was his Father, Alex Noble of 150 Wellington Head, Aberdeen, Scotland. He had previous Military experience with the 79th C. II. of C. 5'6" in height with blue eyes and fair hair, he had the initials 'A.E' tattooed on his left forearm. His religion was marked as Presbyterian.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action in an attack west of Passchendaele, West Flanders, Belgium. He had an incorrect burial place added to his Grave Register. His Next of Kin was Alex Noble of 150 Wellington Road in Aberdeen, Scotland. His body was not recovered and his name is written on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

The Canadian Virtual War Memorial states that he was the son of Christina Adam and Alexander Noble.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12043385 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-20 14:35:26 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-20 14:35:54 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23662 NOBLE, Andrew1896SCT,    , Stonehaven Jun 1913 : Letitia CAN Sailing Alone