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Military service
Service number:
455236
Age:
37
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Birth:
September 3, 1879
Death:
October 8, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Mrs. Fannie Noble; husband of Mrs. Mary Noble, of Toronto. Brother of Pte Thomas Noble, 102nd Battalion, killed in action September 27, 1918.
Digital gallery of Private William James Noble
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Newspaper Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping
Information about the Noble family's contribution. William James Noble and Thomas Noble both died during the war. -
Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Vimy memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of WILLIAM JAMES NOBLE
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Private William James Noble
Digital gallery of
Private William James Noble
Digital gallery of
Private William James Noble
Digital gallery of
Private William James Noble
Digital gallery of
Private William James Noble
Digital gallery of
Private William James Noble
Digital gallery of
Private William James Noble
Digital gallery of
Private William James Noble
Digital gallery of
Private William James Noble
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 142 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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