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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)
:

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
22542 ADAIR, William1912ENG,     Jun 1928 : Letitia CAN Empire Settlement Act  
7961 ALEXANDER, George1913ENG, LAN, Fleetwood Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
7974 ANDREWS, John William1914IRL, ANT, Carrickfergus Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
7973 ASHTON, Kenneth1913ENG,    , Edlington Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
7933 BARBOUR, Robert1915SCT,    , Penpont Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
7934 BEEDIE, William1914SCT,    , Brechin Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
21647 BELL, Agnes1908ENG,     Feb 1927 : Letitia CAN Unknown  
3267 BLAIR, Hugh1913SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
7975 BLAKLEY, Robert1913IRL, ANT, Belfast Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
7962 BROWN, Thomas B1914ENG,    , Loddington Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
7935 CAMERON, John1914SCT,    , Greenock Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
7936 CAMERON, William1914SCT,    , Ross-Shire Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
7937 CLARK, Archibald1916SCT,    , Plean Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
7964 CLARK, Henry F W1914WAL,    , Abertillery Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
7963 CLARKE, Douglas 1915ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
7965 COTTRELL, Edward 1912ENG, WAR, Birmingham Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
7966 COWELL, George R1912ENG,    , Middlesbrough Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
7938 CUMMINGS, Sidney 1915SCT,    , Kirkcaldy Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
7976 DAVISON, Robert1914IRL, ANT, Belfast Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
7930 DEANS, Robert 1914ENG,    , Glasgow Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
7977 DEMPSTER, William1911IRL, ANT, Belfast Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
4427 DIACK, Frederick1911SCT,     Aug 1929 : Letitia CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
7967 DODD, Cyril 1914ENG,    , Moxley Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
7927 DONALDSON, Andrew1912ENG,    , Edinburgh Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
7939 FARMER, John1913SCT,    , Perth Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
7978 FRIARS, James 1912IRL,    , Moira Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
7931 GERRARD, James Allan1915SCT,    , Arbroath Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
7979 GILMORE, Harold Ennis1914IRL,    , Kircubbin Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
7940 GRAHAM, Thomas 1916SCT,    , Blackridge Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
7941 HASTIE, Robert1915SCT,    , Aberdeen Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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