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Lieutenant-Colonel '''Edward William Charles Noel''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CIE|DSO}} (14 April 1886 – 10 December 1974) was a [[British Empire|British]] officer, diplomat and spy. | Lieutenant-Colonel '''Edward William Charles Noel''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CIE|DSO}} (14 April 1886 – 10 December 1974) was a [[British Empire|British]] officer, diplomat and spy. | ||
==Relatives== | ==Relatives== | ||
The grandson of [[Charles Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough]]<ref name=Lundy>{{cite web|last=Lundy|first=Darryl|title=Lt.-Col. Edward William Charles Noel|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p4648.htm#i46473|publisher=The Peerage|access-date=1 December | The grandson of [[Charles Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough]]<ref name=Lundy>{{cite web|last=Lundy|first=Darryl|title=Lt.-Col. Edward William Charles Noel|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p4648.htm#i46473|publisher=The Peerage|access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref> his father was the Earl's second son. He was the elder brother of [[John Baptist Lucius Noel|Captain Noel]] an English mountaineer and filmmaker best known for his film of the [[1924 British Mount Everest expedition]] alongside [[George Mallory]] and [[Andrew Irvine (mountaineer)|Andrew Irvine]]. He was educated at [[The Oratory School]], [[Birmingham]] and the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich|Royal Military Academy]], [[Woolwich]]. Commissioned initially in the [[Royal Garrison Artillery]], he transferred to the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] in 1908.<ref>London Gazette Issue 28230 published on 5 March 1909. Page 13</ref> | ||
He cycled from England to India twice, in 1909 and 1910.<ref name=Const>{{Citation|publisher = J. Murray|isbn = 0719550173|ol = 21834391M|location = London|title = On Secret Service East of Constantinople|author = Peter Hopkirk|author-link = Peter Hopkirk|date = 1994|oclc = 30437370|id = 0719550173}}</ref> | He cycled from England to India twice, in 1909 and 1910.<ref name=Const>{{Citation|publisher = J. Murray|isbn = 0719550173|ol = 21834391M|location = London|title = On Secret Service East of Constantinople|author = Peter Hopkirk|author-link = Peter Hopkirk|date = 1994|oclc = 30437370|id = 0719550173}}</ref> | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
In 1915, he was appointed [[Vice-Consul]] to [[Ahwaz]] in Persia<ref name=Lundy /><ref>London Gazette Issue 29183 published on 4 June 1915. Page 8</ref> and [[Consul (representative)|Consul]] for [[Kerman]] and [[Sistan and Baluchestan Province|Persian Baluchistan]] in 1929.<ref>London Gazette Issue 33548 published on 1 November 1929. Page 4</ref> He aided [[Peter Polovtsov]], a tsarist general to escape from Russia in 1918.<ref name="Fitzpatrick">{{cite web |last1=Fitzpatrick |first1=David |title=Edward William Charles Noel – political officer and spy |url=https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2016/04/edward-william-charles-noel-political-officer-and-spy.html |website=blogs.bl.uk |publisher=British Library |access-date=1 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Then, while carrying despatches for [[Dunsterforce]], Noel was held hostage by the [[Jungle Movement of Gilan|Jangalis]] in 1919.<ref name="WFADunsterforce">{{cite web|url=http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/world-war-i-articles/dunsterforce-the-fighting-in-north-west-persia-during-1918/|title=Dunsterforce: The Fighting in North-West Persia During 1918|last=Fecitt|first=Harry|publisher=The Western Front Association|access-date=8 June | In 1915, he was appointed [[Vice-Consul]] to [[Ahwaz]] in Persia<ref name=Lundy /><ref>London Gazette Issue 29183 published on 4 June 1915. Page 8</ref> and [[Consul (representative)|Consul]] for [[Kerman]] and [[Sistan and Baluchestan Province|Persian Baluchistan]] in 1929.<ref>London Gazette Issue 33548 published on 1 November 1929. Page 4</ref> He aided [[Peter Polovtsov]], a tsarist general to escape from Russia in 1918.<ref name="Fitzpatrick">{{cite web |last1=Fitzpatrick |first1=David |title=Edward William Charles Noel – political officer and spy |url=https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2016/04/edward-william-charles-noel-political-officer-and-spy.html |website=blogs.bl.uk |publisher=British Library |access-date=1 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Then, while carrying despatches for [[Dunsterforce]], Noel was held hostage by the [[Jungle Movement of Gilan|Jangalis]] in 1919.<ref name="WFADunsterforce">{{cite web|url=http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/world-war-i-articles/dunsterforce-the-fighting-in-north-west-persia-during-1918/|title=Dunsterforce: The Fighting in North-West Persia During 1918|last=Fecitt|first=Harry|publisher=The Western Front Association|access-date=8 June 2020}}</ref> He became a [[Order of the Indian Empire|Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]] in the [[1918 New Year Honours]]<ref>London Gazette Issue 30451 published on 28 December 1917. Page 5</ref> and was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] in 1919.<ref>London Gazette Issue 31374 published on 30 May 1919. Page 6</ref> In the aftermath of the [[World War I]], he supported a creation of an independent Kurdistan and made extensive excursions through the region and had established good relations with descendants of [[Bedir Khan Beg]] and [[Sheikh Ubeydullah]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|last=Olson|first=Robert W.|title=The emergence of Kurdish nationalism and the Sheikh Said Rebellion, 1880-1925|date=1989|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-0-292-77619-7|pages=53–54|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Honours== | ==Honours== | ||
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1919. He was Political Agent for [[Kurram Agency]] in FATA in 1924. He commissioned to build a rest house in the [[Chapri forest]] in [[Parachinar]]. He was Consul to Kerman and Persian Baluchistan in 1929. He was Deputy Commissioner of Dehra Ismail Khan in 1931. He was Director of Agriculture and Allied Departments, North-West Frontier Provinces in 1933. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Army.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Person Page|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p4648.htm#i46473|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.thepeerage.com}}</ref> | He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1919. He was Political Agent for [[Kurram Agency]] in FATA in 1924. He commissioned to build a rest house in the [[Chapri forest]] in [[Parachinar]]. He was Consul to Kerman and Persian Baluchistan in 1929. He was Deputy Commissioner of Dehra Ismail Khan in 1931. He was Director of Agriculture and Allied Departments, North-West Frontier Provinces in 1933. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Army.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Person Page|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p4648.htm#i46473|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.thepeerage.com}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 01:57, 22 November 2022
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward William Charles Noel CIE DSO (14 April 1886 – 10 December 1974) was a British officer, diplomat and spy.
Relatives[edit | edit source]
The grandson of Charles Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough[1] his father was the Earl's second son. He was the elder brother of Captain Noel an English mountaineer and filmmaker best known for his film of the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition alongside George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. He was educated at The Oratory School, Birmingham and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Commissioned initially in the Royal Garrison Artillery, he transferred to the Indian Army in 1908.[2]
He cycled from England to India twice, in 1909 and 1910.[3]
Political career[edit | edit source]
In 1915, he was appointed Vice-Consul to Ahwaz in Persia[1][4] and Consul for Kerman and Persian Baluchistan in 1929.[5] He aided Peter Polovtsov, a tsarist general to escape from Russia in 1918.[6] Then, while carrying despatches for Dunsterforce, Noel was held hostage by the Jangalis in 1919.[7] He became a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in the 1918 New Year Honours[8] and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1919.[9] In the aftermath of the World War I, he supported a creation of an independent Kurdistan and made extensive excursions through the region and had established good relations with descendants of Bedir Khan Beg and Sheikh Ubeydullah.[10]
Honours[edit | edit source]
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1919. He was Political Agent for Kurram Agency in FATA in 1924. He commissioned to build a rest house in the Chapri forest in Parachinar. He was Consul to Kerman and Persian Baluchistan in 1929. He was Deputy Commissioner of Dehra Ismail Khan in 1931. He was Director of Agriculture and Allied Departments, North-West Frontier Provinces in 1933. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Army.[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lundy, Darryl. "Lt.-Col. Edward William Charles Noel". The Peerage. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ London Gazette Issue 28230 published on 5 March 1909. Page 13
- ↑ Peter Hopkirk (1994), On Secret Service East of Constantinople, London: J. Murray, ISBN 0719550173, OCLC 30437370, OL 21834391M, 0719550173
- ↑ London Gazette Issue 29183 published on 4 June 1915. Page 8
- ↑ London Gazette Issue 33548 published on 1 November 1929. Page 4
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, David. "Edward William Charles Noel – political officer and spy". blogs.bl.uk. British Library. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ↑ Fecitt, Harry. "Dunsterforce: The Fighting in North-West Persia During 1918". The Western Front Association. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ London Gazette Issue 30451 published on 28 December 1917. Page 5
- ↑ London Gazette Issue 31374 published on 30 May 1919. Page 6
- ↑ Olson, Robert W. (1989). The emergence of Kurdish nationalism and the Sheikh Said Rebellion, 1880-1925. University of Texas Press. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-0-292-77619-7.
- ↑ "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.