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SNELL, Francis William

Service Number:	956
Enlisted:	17 October 1914, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Eudlo, Queensland, Australia, 9 June 1892
Home Town:	Eudlo, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Ilkley State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Sugar Worker
Died:	Wounds, Gallipoli, Turkey, 3 May 1915, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea en route to Alexandria, Egypt from Gallipoli, Turkey. Commemorated Panel 49, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eudlo "In Memoriam" Honour Roll, Eudlo Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Nambour Heroes Walk

World War 1 Service

17 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 956, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 956, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 956, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
3 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 956, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 956 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-03

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Snell of Enals, Queensland

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal