Lt Commander, Noel Grebowski Atherstone was born in 1894 in St Petersburg, Russia. He joined the Royal Navy in 1913 and served on ships until 1917 then transferred to airships, becoming a pilot in the same year.
In 1918 he was awarded an Air Force Medal and became First Officer on the Airship R29. In 1920 he retired to Australia but in 1927 came back to join the RAW at Cardington. He lived in Shortstown from 1928 – 1930 having been appointed as First Officer on the R101
Tragically, lost his life in the loss of the R101 on 5th October 1930.