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Cecil Noble blue plaque

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Cecil Noble blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: 175 Capstone Road home of Cecil Reginald Noble VC Corporal 2nd Batallion Rifle Brigade born here 1891, enlisted 1910 fatally wounded at Neuve Chappelle 12th March 1915 posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery in clearing barbed wire under severe fire allowing his batallion to advance Recorded plaque organisation: Borough of Bournemouth.

From the Open Plaques record 11010

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