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John Fraser Noel

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}{{Use British English|date=April 2018}}John Fraser Noel (1942-1966) was an engineer from Cardiff, Wales, who died in Antarctica in 1966.^[1]

Noel was a diesel mechanic for the British Antarctic Survey at Stonington Island in 1965-1966. He died in May 1966, in a sledging accident, trying to save his fellow adventurer Thomas J. Allan,^[1] near what was subsequently named Tragic Corner off Marguerite Island.^[2]

Mount Noel in Antarctica, one of the Traverse Mountains, is named in his memory.^[2]

Noel had been a member of a scout group in Llanishen, Cardiff, and there is now a scout hall named after him: Fraser Hall was built for 1st Llanishen scouts.^[3]

References

1. ^¹{{Cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/heartbroken-mums-letter-been-found-13152805|title=Heartbroken mum's letter found 50 years after son died in Antarctic|last=McCarthy|first=James|date=2017-06-30|work=walesonline|access-date=2017-10-27}}
2. ^¹{{cite web|title=Noel, Mount|url=https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=110371|website=Gazetteer|publisher=Australian Antarctic Data Centre: Data management and spatial data services|accessdate=13 September 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.llanishenandlisvanescoutgroup.co.uk/livsey-hall/history/|publisher=Llanishen & Lisvane Scout Group|accessdate=13 September 2016}}

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