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LONGHIRST

Noble, J., Pte., 1915
On the Helles Memorial, Turkey, is the name of 10326 Private James Noble, serving with the 1st Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers, who died 26/04/1915.

Morpeth Herald 28/05/1915 carries a brief obituary:

Mr and Mrs Noble, of Longhirst, have received official notification through the War Office of the death of their son, James Noble, private in the [King’s Own Scottish Borderers], killed in action on May 13th [sic] in the Dardanelles, at a place not stated. He completed six years’ service in January last.

He is remembered in Longhirst on L27.01 and in Morpeth on M7.17 and M17.31


The CWGC entry for Private Noble

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