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Biography of Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel 1892-1941

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Before 10th August 1887 [his father] Admiral Francis Charles Methuen Noel (age 35) and [his mother] Wilmot Juliana Snow were married.

On 12th November 1892 Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel was born to Admiral Francis Charles Methuen Noel (age 40) and Wilmot Juliana Snow.

In 1905 Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel (age 12) joined the Royal Naval College, Osborne

On 15th April 1915 Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel (age 22) was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.

On 3rd February 1916 Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel (age 23) was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal for lifesaving at sea, in this case an R.N.R. stoker in Hindustan.

In December 1917 Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel (age 25) was awarded a clasp to his Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal for a second incident at Immingham.

On 15th October 1923 Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel (age 30) was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander.

On 30th December 1925 [his father] Admiral Francis Charles Methuen Noel (age 73) died at his home, 33 Redcliffe Square, London

In or before 1927 Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel (age 34) and Christabel Florence Arthur Startin (age 31) were married.

On 10th November 1939 [his mother] Wilmot Juliana Snow died at 2 Childs Street, London, the home of her daughter [his sister] Mary Penelope Noel (age 52).

On 6th April 1941 Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel (age 48) was killed in action while on Convoy duty in the English channel. HMS Torrent, Surprise, Tornado and Radiant ran into a German minefield, with Torrent striking a German mine. Surprise and Tornado went to rescue Torrent's crew, but Torrent struck a second mine and quickly sank. In an attempt to rescue survivors, Surprise and Tornado also struck mines and sank. Only Radiant was undamaged and picked up the survivors from the three ships. In total, 12 officers and 240 other ranks were killed from the three ships. Only three of Torrent's crew survived, with 68 killed.

Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map].

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 27th December 1965 [his former wife] Christabel Florence Arthur Startin (age 70) died.

Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map].

Christabel Florence Arthur Startin: On 19th January 1895 she was born. In or before 1927 Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel and she were married.

Royal Ancestors of Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel 1892-1941

Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel 1892-1941

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anne Hamilton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerard Edwardes of Welham Grove 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Edwards

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gerard Edwardes aka Noel 2nd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Noel 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough

Great x 1 Grandfather: Reverend Francis James Noel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Middleton of Bo'ness

Great x 3 Grandfather: Admiral Charles Middleton 1st Baron Barham

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Dundas

Great x 2 Grandmother: Diana Middleton 2nd Baroness Barham

GrandFather: Colonel Edward Andrew Noel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Father: Admiral Francis Charles Methuen Noel 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Mother: Wilmot Juliana Snow