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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Noble Nigel Griffith Amedroz
|Army number=95493
|Rank=Major
|Decorations=M.i.D. 6/4/1944. M.i.D. 11/10/1945 (Middle East). M.C. 21/12/1944 (Normandy) - see below for Citation.
|Date of birth=4/6/1919
|Age=0
|Unit=Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt in the Black Watch 1/7/1939. Posted 1 TS, Attended Small Arms Course 3/40. Posted 1st Bn Black Watch - date not yet known.
|Company/Battery=A Coy
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Duty Officer.
|Joined Brigade=Not yet ascertained.
|Promotions=W/S Lt, T/Captain, T/Major
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
|Home address=Emsworth, Hants. Son of Frederick Burnaby Noble and Elsie Mackintosh Harnam.
|Source table=1TS
}}

Major Noble was awarded the Military Cross in 1944 while serving with 1st Battalion, The Black Watch. His Citation - which was downloaded from the digitised file at The National Archives - whose help is gratefully acknowledged - reads as follows:-

"During this Battalion's attack on the woods South East of ST.SYLVAIN during the night of 11/12/August,1944 the Company under the command of this Officer was set the difficult task of advancing for some distance through and clearing a large wood. They successfully accomplished this task thanks to the outstanding skill and determination with which Major Noble led and organised them in this task. Throughout the night he showed considerable courage in leading them under heavy spandau fire and during the subsequent re-organisation under intense shelling and mortaring his cheerful and resolute bearing were an inspiration to all ranks. His Company took about 30 prisoners as well as about a dozen spandaus. Had the objective not been so rapidly and successfully captured under his skilful and courageous leadership the whole operation might have been prejudiced and very heavy casualties would have resulted."

The Citation was put forward by the CO of 1st Black Watch and approved by the Brigadier of 154th Infantry Brigade, Major-General Rennie of 51st (Highland) Division, the Lt General commanding 1 Corps, Lt General Crerar commanding 1st Canadian Army and finally Field Marshal Montgomery of 21st Army Group.

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 |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
 |Task or role=Duty Officer.
-|Joined Brigade=Not yet ascertained, but by March 1940.
+|Joined Brigade=1/2/1940.
 |Promotions=W/S Lt 1/1/1941. T/Capt.  T/Major.  Captain 1/7/1946. Major 1/9/1952.  Lt Col 28/2/1961.  Colonel 16/4/1964.  Brigadier 31/12/1966.
 |Wounded=10/4/1940 and 4/6/1940. 13/8/1944.

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 |Joined Brigade=Not yet ascertained, but by March 1940.
 |Promotions=W/S Lt 1/1/1941. T/Capt.  T/Major.  Captain 1/7/1946. Major 1/9/1952.  Lt Col 28/2/1961.  Colonel 16/4/1964.  Brigadier 31/12/1966.
 |Died/Killed in action=21/2/1997.
 |Home address=Emsworth, Hants.  Son of Frederick Burnaby Noble and Elsie Mackintosh Harnam.  Marriage to Leonie E. Hammond-Chambers registered Q4 1950, Uckfield, Sussex.

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 |Date of birth=4/6/1919 - registered Q3 1919 Havant, Hampshire.
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt in the Black Watch 1/7/1939. Posted 1 TS, Attended Small Arms Course 3/40.  Posted to join B.E.F. 1/4/1940.  Posted 1st Bn Black Watch - date not yet known.
+|Unit=Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt in the Black Watch 1/7/1939. Posted 1 TS, Attended Small Arms Course 3/40.  Posted to join B.E.F. 1/4/1940.  Posted 1st Bn Black Watch - date not yet known.  Commissioned in the Regular Army.  Retired 12/10/1970.
 |Company/Battery=A Coy
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
 |Task or role=Duty Officer.
 |Joined Brigade=Not yet ascertained, but by March 1940.
-|Promotions=W/S Lt. T/Captain. T/Major.  Brigadier.
+|Promotions=W/S Lt 1/1/1941. T/Capt.  T/Major.  Captain 1/7/1946. Major 1/9/1952.  Lt Col 28/2/1961.  Colonel 16/4/1964.  Brigadier 31/12/1966.
 |Died/Killed in action=21/2/1997.
-|Home address=Emsworth, Hants.  Son of Frederick Burnaby Noble and Elsie Mackintosh Harnam.  Marriage to Leonie E. Andrews (or Hammond-Chambers) registered Q4 1950, Uckfield, Sussex.
+|Home address=Emsworth, Hants.  Son of Frederick Burnaby Noble and Elsie Mackintosh Harnam.  Marriage to Leonie E. Hammond-Chambers registered Q4 1950, Uckfield, Sussex.
 |Source table=1TS
 }}