Name
Noel Alexander Targett (MC)
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
04/08/1916
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lieutenant
Durham Light Infantry
13th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Military Cross
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C
France
UK & Other Memorials
Haileybury College Cloister Wall Memorial, Hertford Heath
Pre War
Born on 23 Nov 1895 in London son of Felix Alexander and Nita (Chilton) Target. Educated at Haileybury College 1909-12. He was unmarried.
Wartime Service
Gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in 1914 and promoted Lieutenant in Mar 1915. Entered France on 20 Nov 1915 and was awarded the MC for conspicuous bravery while leading a raid on the enemy trenches. He was killed in action while defending a trench against heavy machine gun fire at the Somme. He was buried where he fell but his body was subsequently not recovered.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Karen Smith - Acting Director of External Relations www.haileybury.com/honour
