SNEDDON, Charles James
| Service Number: | 557 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Merewether, New South Wales, Australia, 13 November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Weston, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tetnus, Newcastle Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 4 April 1934, aged 46 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW GENERAL-33. 21. |
| Memorials: | Newcastle Stallard Family Pictorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 557, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 557, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 557, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 10 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 557, 20th Infantry Battalion, GSW to left hand - severe | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 557, 20th Infantry Battalion, Medical discharge due to wounding |
Charles James SNEDDON
From Gary Mitchell, Australia and NZ in WWI group
A forgotten digger of The Great War and Sandgate Cemetery.
85 years ago today, on the 6th April 1934, Private Charles James Sneddon, 20th Battalion, labourer from Sawyers Gully Road, Weston, New South Wales and Maitland Road, Mayfield, N.S.W., father of three, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 46. GENERAL-33. 21.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139878654
Born at Merewether (Glebeland), New South Wales on the 13th November 1887 to Charles and Elizabeth Sneddon; husband of Florence May Sneddon nee Williams (married 1913, Kurri Kurri, N.S.W., died?) of 5th Street, Weston, N.S.W., Charles enlisted with the 34th Battalion at West Maitland, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 27.3.1917 (GSW left hand, severe), Charles returned home February 1918.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133744615
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138157032
His name has been inscribed on the Cessnock War Memorial.
Charles died in the Newcastle Hospital of tetanus on the 4th April 1934.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139885064
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166249818
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139897123
Mr Sneddon had been resting in an unmarked grave, so I have placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite, taken a photo of the grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/…/war-…/index.php…
Lest We Forget.
Submitted 6 April 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
A Digger who served and suffered during The Great War, now resting in an unmarked grave (soon to be fixed by the Forgotten Diggers Headstone Project) at Sandgate Cemetery.
89 years ago today, on the Friday afternoon of the 6th April 1934, Private Charles James Sneddon, 20th Battalion (Reg No-557A), labourer from Sawyers Gully Road, Weston, New South Wales and Maitland Road, Mayfield, N.S.W., father of three (John Arthur, Jean, Victor Charles), was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 46. GENERAL-33. 21.
Born at Merewether (Glebeland), New South Wales on the 11th November 1887 to Charles and Elizabeth Sneddon; husband of Florence May Sneddon nee Williams (married 1913, Kurri Kurri, N.S.W., died?) of 5th Street, Weston, N.S.W., Charles enlisted on the 11th January 1916 with the 34th Battalion, Reg No-557, at West Maitland, N.S.W.
Admitted to hospital 31.8.1916 (ear).
Wounded in action - 27.3.1917 (GSW left hand, severe).
Embarked for England 28.4.1917.
Charles returned home on the 13th February 1918, being discharged on the 21st March 1918.
Mr. Sneddon’s name has been inscribed on the Stallard Pictorial Roll of Honour and the Cessnock War Memorial.
The tragic circumstances of this Digger’s death were reported - report that Charles had died from tetanus at 9 P.M. at Newcastle Hospital, N.S.W.
I placed a cross adorned with poppies at Charles’s unmarked grave February 2019 in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Service record incorrectly states Died 7-4-1934.
Not officially commemorated.
A Plaque shall be installed at the gravesite courtesy of the Forgotten Diggers Headstone Project.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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