235460 Pte. William Noonan British Army 13th Btn. Manchester Regiment William Noonan was born in Clonmel on 14th April 1873. He moved to Manchester and married Elizabeth McDonald on 20th August 1895, in Hulme, Manchester.
On 8th September 1914 he joined the Army. He said he was 35, but we know he was 41. He lied about his age, maybe he was too old. His Army record shows: Army Reserve (special reservists) he completed three years service. Due to ill-health he was discharged on 9th July 1917. He had been posted to France from 07/09/1915 to 13/12/1916. He died six years later in Stockport of tuberculosis on 8th February 1923.
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