Treble, James Noel | Universities at War

Personal details

Badges and Insignia - Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Image kindly provided by Wartime Memories Project.

Name on Memorial:

Treble, J. M.

Forename(s):

James Noel

Surname:

Treble

Date of Death:

Monday, October 18, 1915

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Degree(s):

BSc

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Army

Unit:

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 4th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

James was born in Easington, Durham in 1883. He was the youngest son of James, a Schoolmaster. He had two older brothers, Henry and Richard, an older sister, Selina, and a younger sister, Anna.

He was educated at King Edward VI School, Morpeth, then Armstrong College where he trained as a teacher. He later worked as a Schoolmaster in Bedlington and was a member of South Northumberland Cricket and Tennis Club.

James was killed in action on 18th October 1915, aged 32. A mistake appears to have been made on the memorial, giving James' middle initial as "M" instead of "N".

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

James is buried in Hebuterne Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Memorials

Other Memorials:

A family headstone commemorating James is in St. Nicholas' Churchyard, Gosforth and his name is inscribed on a plaque in the church itself.

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

North East War Memorials Project

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Ian Johnson.