Name/Title
Brigadier General Marcel Noel, CBE, ED - The Unknown Canadian Grenadier Guard and Francophone General who rose from Pte to become Vice-Adjutant General of National Defence Headquarters during WW2.Description
For Museum records only - Part of the Lieutenant Michael A. Hayes-Rivet (MHR) Trust Collection
*** FOR ARCHIVE PURPOSES ONLY - ARTIFACT NOT PART OF MUSEUM COLLECTION ***
C.B.E. Military Order (Commander of the Order of The British Empire) belonging to Brigadier General Marcel Noel, CBE, ED.
The Unknown Canadian Grenadier Guard and Francophone General who rose from Pte to become Vice-Adjutant General of National Defence Headquarters during WW2. Originally from Antwerp Belgium, Brigadier General Marcel Noel, CBE, ED joined The Canadian Grenadier Guards 245th Bn CEF as a Private (Regt'l #1057201) on the 20th of November, 1916. He was promoted to L/Cpl on Jan 4th, 1917. He was transferred to the 87th Bn on 25th August, 1917 and remained until his discharge in 1919.
He survived the Great War and continued his military career rising in rank to LCol up to 1939. During WW2, BGen Noel assumed the roles of : 1941-1942 Assistant Adjutant-General Canadian Military Headquarters [England]; 1942-1944 Deputy Adjutant-General, National Defence Headquarters; and 1944-1945 Vice Adjutant-General, National Defence.
BGen Noel was awarded the military division of The Commander of the British Empire award (CBE) ON 10th June, 1944. He survived and lived in Montreal until November 6th, 1958.Created By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Create Date
December 26, 2021Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
May 28, 2025
