Sapper

John Harold Snell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. E. G. Snell, of Rongakakako, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Born 15 January, 1893, in Leeston, Canterbury. Son of Edward George Snell (1868-1936) and Harriett Cooke Snell (1864-1929). Married Ysabel Hannah Tryphena Emslie 6 March, 1916, in Prenton, Wirral, UK... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/847
Name:
John Harold Snell
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
E.G. Snell, Rongokokaka, Eketahuna, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kaiparoro, Eketahuna, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
03 January 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (25 May 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVI. D. 18.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
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