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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Francis Charles Methuen Noel''', F.R.G.S., Royal Navy ([[5 June]], [[1852]] – [[30 December]], [[1925]]) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Francis Charles Methuen Noel''', F.R.G.S., Royal Navy ([[5 June]], [[1852]] – [[30 December]], [[1925]]) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].


Noel and his wife had three children.  Mary Penelope (born [[10 August]], [[1887]]), Francis Methuen (born [[28 December]], [[1888]]) and Montague Wriothesley (born [[12 November]], [[1892]]).  Mary passed away on [[22 March]], [[1969]].  Francis, educated at Cheltenham College and employed by the Bank of England, joined the Inns of Court O.T.C. on the outbreak of the First World War and was commissioned into the Devon Regiment.  As a Second Lieutenant he was killed leading his men into action on [[26 October]], [[1917]].  Montague joined the Royal Navy and by the Second World War was a Commander.  He died on active service at the age of 48 while in command of H.M.S. ''Torrent'', leaving a wife and four children.
==Family Life==
Noel and his wife had three children.  Mary Penelope (born [[10 August]], [[1887]]), Francis Methuen (born [[28 December]], [[1888]]) and [[Montague Wriothesley Noel|Montague Wriothesley]] (born [[12 November]], [[1892]]).  Mary passed away on [[22 March]], [[1969]].  Francis, educated at Cheltenham College and employed by the Bank of England, joined the Inns of Court O.T.C. on the outbreak of the First World War and was commissioned into the Devon Regiment.  As a Second Lieutenant he was killed leading his men into action on [[26 October]], [[1917]].  Montague joined the Royal Navy and by the Second World War was a Commander.  He died on active service at the age of 48 while in command of H.M.S. ''Torrent'', leaving a wife and four children.


Noel died at his home, 33 Redcliffe Square, London on [[30 December]], [[1925]] at the age of 73.  His widow, Wilmot Juliana Noel, died at her daughter's house at 2 Childs Street, London on [[10 November]], [[1939]].
Noel died at his home, 33 Redcliffe Square, London on [[30 December]], [[1925]] at the age of 73.  His widow, Wilmot Juliana Noel, died at her daughter's house at 2 Childs Street, London on [[10 November]], [[1939]].

Revision as of 19:24, 20 December 2008

Admiral Francis Charles Methuen Noel, F.R.G.S., Royal Navy (5 June, 185230 December, 1925) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Family Life

Noel and his wife had three children. Mary Penelope (born 10 August, 1887), Francis Methuen (born 28 December, 1888) and Montague Wriothesley (born 12 November, 1892). Mary passed away on 22 March, 1969. Francis, educated at Cheltenham College and employed by the Bank of England, joined the Inns of Court O.T.C. on the outbreak of the First World War and was commissioned into the Devon Regiment. As a Second Lieutenant he was killed leading his men into action on 26 October, 1917. Montague joined the Royal Navy and by the Second World War was a Commander. He died on active service at the age of 48 while in command of H.M.S. Torrent, leaving a wife and four children.

Noel died at his home, 33 Redcliffe Square, London on 30 December, 1925 at the age of 73. His widow, Wilmot Juliana Noel, died at her daughter's house at 2 Childs Street, London on 10 November, 1939.