Blue Plaque (Noble)

Cpl. Cecil Reginald Noble (1891-1915) resided at 175 Capstone Road. When he was 19 years old, he enlisted in The Rifle Brigade at Winchester. In 1910 he was fatally wounded at Neuve Chappelle and on March 12, 1915, he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery in clearing barbed wire under severe fire allowing his battalion to advance.

He is buried in Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery France alongside fellow Allied and Commonwealth forces. As well as this blue plaque on Capstone Road, there is a block of British Legion flats named 'Reginald Noble Court' in Wallisdown to commemorate Noble. There is also a grave in Bournemouth Gardens to commemorate him and fellow VC recipient, Sgt. Frederick Riggs, for their service.