John Stanley Noke
(Confirmed)
Born: 1 January, 1893
Died: 15 April, 1959
Biographical Summary:
Served with the 17th Battalion. He and four others of the Battalion's B Company were captured by the Germans at Lagnicourt-Marcel (Pas-de-Calais) on 15 April 1917 and he remained a prisoner of war until the end of the war.
A statement to the Red Cross by Sergeant W J Richardson, 7th Platoon, B Company, describes the circumstances of their capture.
They were all in B Co. Noke was in the 5th Platoon, but the others were in the 7th Platoon. At Langicourt on the 15th April the Germans were attacking; we pushed them back and made a counter attack. About 13 men went out … in the afternoon about 4 p.m. They went up a Sunken Road towards the German line. The Germans sniped some of the party. They were near the German trenches, and about 500 yards from our line; 3 men got back to our lines and told us that some of the party had been taken prisoners.
Source: Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau File: John Stanley Noke (AWM)
Connection with Mosman not found.
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Service Number: 2185
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Main Sources:
- NOKE John Stanley Service Number 2185 Place of Birth Trowbridge England Place of Enlistment Liverpool NSW Next of Kin Father NOKE John (NAA File)
- Red Cross Wounded and Missing John Stanley Noke (Webpage)
- First World War Embarkation Rolls John Stanley Noke (Webpage)
- Studio portrait of three soldiers from the 17th Battalion from left 2185 Private Pte John Stanley Noke 6525 Pte Leslie Alfred Edward Bell and 2174 Pte Francis William Molony (Webpage)
- John Stanley Noke (Photograph)
- OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST 303rd NEW SOUTH WALES MISSING (Newspaper Article)
- OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST 326th NEW SOUTH WALES PRISONERS OF WAR (Newspaper Article)
Commemorations:
- NOKE J. S. on the North Face of the
- Noke on the St Clement's World War 1 Roll of Honour
