Beryl Noble
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Beryl Margaret Elizabeth Noble née McCann (21 December 1907 – 12 February 1984) was an Australian officer in the Australian Women's Army Service and later a grazier in Victoria.[1][2]
Noble was born in Geelong West, in Victoria, and was the eldest child of Wesley Burrett McCann, who worked as a manager, and his wife Zeta née Manchester both of whom were prominent in Geelong society.[3] She attended school at The Hermitage, which was nearby, and was head prefect in 1926. She also played baseball on the school's team.[1]
After completing school she attended the University of Melbourne where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1932. Following graduation she worked at 3AW on a women's radio show called The Women's Sessions where she worked alongside Gwen Varley.[4] A short time afterwards she travelled overseas and was there when World War II broke out and returned to Australia 'on the last trip back'. Initially, on her return, she volunteered with the Red Cross in Melbourne.[1][5]
