Reference Code: IE 2135 P42
Title: The Thomas Noonan Collection
Dates of Creation: 1913-1921, 2007, 2010
Extent and Medium: 33 items (21 files)
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Context
Name of Creator(s): Noonan, Thomas (1891-1915).
Biographical History: Thomas Noonan was born on 23 December 1891 and lived with his parents Michael and Catherine Noonan together with his four older sisters and two younger brothers at Ballyguy, Barrington’s Bridge, Limerick. Thomas was educated at Murroe National School and later spent three years as an apprentice at McBirney’s Drapery Emporium in Limerick city. He was engaged in clerical work until May 1914, when the prospect of better opportunities, together with the added spur of relatives already there, encouraged his emigration to Sydney, Australia. In September 1914, he enlisted as a private in the Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force. Attached to the 13th Battalion, he spent periods of training in Australia and Egypt. In April 1915, Noonan was wounded in the landings at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula and was transferred to a military hospital in Cairo for treatment. In July, he was returned to front line duty in Gallipoli, where he was killed in action on 9 August 1915. He is buried at the 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery in Gallipoli.
Immediate Source of Acquisition: Donated by Michael Noonan, a nephew of Thomas Noonan, on 28 May 2014. Additional item received from the Noonan family in June 2019.
Content and Structure
Scope and Content: Diary, letters, campaign medals, and other memorabilia relating to Thomas Noonan’s military service in the First World War and his death in Gallipoli in August 1915.
System of Arrangement: The material has been divided into four series covering Thomas Noonan’s family background, his military service, his death, and the commemoration of his death. The second series has been further sub-divided by form. Within each series and sub-series, the material has been arranged chronologically by date.
Conditions of Access and Use
Conditions Governing Access: Unrestricted access to all items except item 2/1/1, which is too fragile to be safely handled.
Conditions Governing Reproduction: Standard copyright regulations apply to all items. For photocopying or reproducing material, please consult with the staff.
Language/ Scripts of Material: English.
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