Act Sgt. Eric Stanley Noake . British Army Royal Corps of Signals from Sherborne, Dorset I am lucky enough to have a photograph of my lovely dad when he was 18 years old, taken in Burma. I understand he couldn't wait to join up and leave his family town of Sherborne, Dorset. However he had three weeks on a ship, where he suffered terrible sea sickness, to get to India.
In training before leaving England, when it came to PT, the Sergeant said 'everyone over 30 fall out' with regards to exercise, so my dad not wanting to do the scrabbling under and over an arduous assault course 'fell out' even though he was 18! He told my sisters and I there he climbed over the barbed wire, in training, rather than crawl under it and risk getting snagged. He was put on a charge for that!
He played draughts alot with a man nicknamed 'Bunger', who he met on the ship and he was from Leicester, but in the Chindits. He didn't talk about his experiences, except he refused to have any Japanese product in our family home. He saw some dreadful things and he became an ardent socialist from his experiences in India and Burma.
He sadly died at the age of 66 in 1991 and his home town of Sherborne named a road after him, for his services to the town that upon his return from Burma, he strived to make a better place for all.
I would love to hear of anyone who knew him or had a photo of him with his mule (who he said was very stubborn), which carried his radio equipment.
The Chindits had a really tough time, not only coping with the heat, starvation, dehydration, dysentry, hiding from the Japanese in the Jungle, shaking their boots out for scorpians, building bamboo beds off the jungle floor where ever they camped, watching films in Indian cinemas to escape the heat outside (my dad watched many Indian films) but then to return to England with virtually no welcome or recognition for what they had endured. Hence the forgotten army.
My youngest sister is currently living in Thailand, teaching and I plan to visit her. We would like to travel to Burma to see where our father was stationed. Any help or information would be greatly appreciated. He was a clever , funny man with a strong sense of justice and it would be good to appreciate how difficult it must have been for him there. He has been dead 20 years and we all still miss him terribly. Therefore to see what he saw as a young man would be an emotional but meaningful experience.
He said he always wanted to go back to India as he did not really appreciate the Taj Mahal and other places he visited at the time and he loved curries. Sadly he didn't make it. He had a painting of a woman that he kept in the family home and mum got rid of it after Dad died. My sisters and I often wonder if the painting looked like a woman from India or Burma who he had fallen in love with, but could never tell us. We would not mind and it would help us better understand the silent bits of his time in the Chindits.
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Tpr. Robert Henry Noakes . British Army 44th Recce Regiment Reconnaissance Corps from East Ham, Essex
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Pte. Walter William "Wally" Noakes . British Army Middlesex Regiment from Temple Dwellings, Old Bethnal Green Road, London My father Wally Noakes was in the Forces during WW2. He met my mother when in the Midlands and married her in 1943 and lived in the Midlands after the war until his death. We do not know much about his regimental days and would be grateful for any further information.
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Fus. Albert Ernest "Boy" Nobbs . British Army 1st Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from West Ham (d.17th Feb 1944) Albert Nobbs was age 20 when he was killed in combat attempting to take Monte Casino. His family lived in West Ham, London.
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KM Nobbs . British Army 2nd Sqd Lothian and Border Horse KM Nobbs served with the 2nd Sqd Lothian and Border Horse British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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A Noble . British Army 1st Lothian & Border Yeomanry A Noble served with the 1st Lothian & Border Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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AFB Noble . British Army Royal Armoured Corps AFB Noble served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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AG Noble . British Army AG Noble served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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CPO. Charles Noble . Royal Navy HMS Penelope from Leeds/Bradford Charles Noble, was semi-adopted by my grandmother and raised by her. He served as a Petty Officer then Chief Petty Officer on HMS Penelope and HMS Formidable during the 2nd World War.
I would like to obtain more information and photos if possible relating to his war service in the Royal Navy. I'm compiling a family history and would appreciate any further information.
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D Noble . British Army Highland Light Infantry D Noble served with the Highland Light Infantry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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DA Noble . British Army Hampshire Regiment DA Noble served with the Hampshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Daniel Albert Noble . British Army 373rd Battery, 118th H.A.A. Regiment Royal Artillery from Chiswick, London Some years ago I obtained some of my father's Army records as I was keen to find out where he served during the Second World War. Sadly Daniel Noble died when I was 11 years old in 1950, 4 and a half years after he was demobilised.
I have a few vague memories of brief appearances during the war years when he managed to get leave. One especially was at Christmas when I made a wish, on being allowed to pull the chicken wishbone, that he would not have to return to his unit. To my delight he set of for the station only to return within a few hours to say that his return had been postponed and he could stay for a few more days.
His service record covers his time in the Royal Artillery, from 16th September 1940 when he enlisted until April 1946 and I can see from the record that he moved around the UK. On one occasion he was waiting outside Coventry at the time of the second largest bombing raid in April 1941 only to realise later that I and my mother were staying in Coventry with relatives!
The most frustrating aspect of his Service Record is the absence of any information on his time in Europe when he went across in September 1944 until January 1946 during which time his record shows he was in the BAOR.
He made friends with a few people in Belgium and Holland who visited us after the War.
So if anybody has any relative who served in the 373/118th H.A.A I would be delighted to hear from them
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A.Flt/Sgt Geoffrey Noble DFC. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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J Noble . British Army East Lancashire Regiment J Noble served with the East Lancashire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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JC Noble . British Army Cheshire Regiment JC Noble served with the Cheshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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LAC John Eric Noble . Royal Air Force 102 Sqdn. from Kidderminster
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Lt. John Whitfield Noble . Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS Victory from Brighton John Noble joined the RNVR as an ordinary seaman and worked his way up to Temporary Lieutenant by end of the war. After initial service in corvettes, he spent from 1942 to 1945 as a training instructor on HMS Victory and HMS King Alfred in Hove.
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L Noble . British Army Royal Artillery L Noble served with the Royal Artillery British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Stok2. Leslie Noble . Royal Navy HMS Lanka from Leicester, Leicestershire (d.12th Feb 1944) Leslie Noble died at sea on the 12th of February 1944.
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P/O. Observer Leslie Noble . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve No. 172 Squadron, RAF from Shortlands, Kent (d.13th Apr 1942) A memorial to five air crew of a Wellington bomber was discovered by my son and family during a cliff walk in Devon. A keen family historian, I was determined to find out about "these boys", and so the journey began. All five names have been submitted to your website and they are all buried in the Heaton Punchard (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Devon. Four are side by side, and one a row behind. Their plane crashed at the base of the cliffs where their memorial was erected in 1988. The crash happened on the 13th April 1942, and as I understand it the No. 172 Squadron RAF was only formed on the 4th April 1942. These are the five: Ernest Blair was from New Zealand; Hamar Russ was Canadian; and Charles Daniel, Frederick Le Bon and Leslie Noble were British. We hope to visit their graves, now that we know where they are. R.I.P.
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Corporal Robert Noble . British Army 7th (Galloway) Battalion Kings Own Scottish Borderers from Craigmillar, Midlothian (d.18th Sep 1944)
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SP Noble . British Army 7th Queens Own Hussars SP Noble served with the 7th Queens Own Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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P/O W. G. Noble . 97 Squadron
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WJ Noble . British Army 17/21st Lancers WJ Noble served with the 17/21st Lancers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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F/S Mervyn Barnaby Noble. . RAF 12Sqd. (d.29th Jun 1943) Bomb Aimer Mervyn Noble from Southern Rhodesia was killedo n 29th June 1943 in Lancaster EE195 GZ-B of 12sqd
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B Nock . British Army 61st Regiment Reconnaissance Corps B Nock served with the 61st Regiment Reconnaissance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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JC Nocton . British Army Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry JC Nocton served with the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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D Noden . British Army D Noden served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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J. A. Nofziger . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd. (d.28th Oct 1944)
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