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John Joseph Noonan
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 17/04/1890 |
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Place of birth: Violet Town, Victoria, Australia |
General information
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Last known residence: Chillingollah East, Victoria, Australia |
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Profession: Farmer |
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Religion: Roman Catholic |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 6057 |
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Enlistment date: 18/03/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 37th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 15/07/1917 |
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Place of death: Big Bull Cottage, Wulvergem, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 27 |
Cemetery
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Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot: II Row: A Grave: 6 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Enlistment place | ||
| #2 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
John Joseph Noonan was the son of John and Catherine Noonan. He was born around 1890 in Violet Town, Victoria, Australia. John worked as a farmer. He lost both his parents at a young age. Not only John Joseph, but also his brothers Matthew Thomas and Timothy Francis joined the Australian army. John enlisten in March 1916 and joined the 37th Battalion (10th Brigade, 3rd Division).
John fell on 15 July 1917 near Messines. The battalion had been at work since 11 July as a working party in the support lines near Big Bull Cottage, where the trenches were in a very poor state due to a lack of equipment and constant German shelling. While the 37th Battalion was in those lines in the rear, German shelling continued.
On the morning of 15 July, a shell hit a dugout and killed John and his friend Peter Edward Barker, among others. 27-year-old John was buried in Kandahar Farm Cemetery (plot II, row A, grave 6). Peter also found his final resting place there (plot II, row A, grave 19). His younger brother Timothy Francis died two months later, on 25 September, and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.
John fell on 15 July 1917 near Messines. The battalion had been at work since 11 July as a working party in the support lines near Big Bull Cottage, where the trenches were in a very poor state due to a lack of equipment and constant German shelling. While the 37th Battalion was in those lines in the rear, German shelling continued.
On the morning of 15 July, a shell hit a dugout and killed John and his friend Peter Edward Barker, among others. 27-year-old John was buried in Kandahar Farm Cemetery (plot II, row A, grave 6). Peter also found his final resting place there (plot II, row A, grave 19). His younger brother Timothy Francis died two months later, on 25 September, and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.
Connection to other soldiers 1
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Timothy Francis Noonan
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Sources 5
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10th Australian Infantry Brigade, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/10/9). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
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37th Australian Infantry Battalion, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/54/13). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
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Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), RCDIG1064166). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, NOONAN J.J.). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/ Sources used |
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Unit embarkation nominal rolls, 1914-18 War (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM 8). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/444010 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=bd65090c-52cc-4e52-a013-5b83dc77818e |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7535339 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=224811 |