Mather, Noel Edward | Universities at War

Personal details

Mather Noel Edward - (123) - Image 1. Image kindly provided by the Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland ALNFM 1996.52

Name on Memorial:

Mather, N. E.

Forename(s):

Noel Edward

Surname:

Mather

Date of Death:

Monday, April 26, 1915

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Service:

Army

Unit:

Northumberland Fusiliers, 6th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Noel Edward Mather was most commonly known by his middle name, Edward. He was the son of Philip Edward and Laura Emma Mather (née Robson) who were married in 1877. Noel had three sisters Maude, Laura, and Muriel, and one brother, Philip

He was educated at Uppingham School, Uppingham, Rutland, then Armstrong College, where he studied forestry. He was employed as a solicitor when war broke out. He was a member of Northumberland County Cricket Club and also a member of Percy Park Rugby Club, and frequently played both for the County, and for the North against the South.

Noel was killed in action on 26th April 1915 aged 27.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Noel is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Memorials

Other Memorials:

Noel is also commemorated on a plaque in St. George's Church, Jesmond, and a plaque in Northumberland County Cricket Club.

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