SNELL, Richard
| Service Number: | 3935 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 December 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Allandale, Victoria, Australia, May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Midland, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Midland Junction State School |
| Occupation: | Letterpress machinist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 14 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery I.A.26 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Midland WW1 Clock Tower & Town Hall Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3935, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 12 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3935, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3935, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3935, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3935 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Blake Snell
"PTE. R. ("DICK") SNELL
Killed in action in France. The late Pte. Snell was a son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Snell, of Boundary road, Midland Junction, and was just over 21 years old. Prior to enlistment he had been for "Camp Chronicle." He had received some training in the Signallers, but joined the Infantry as he was anxious to get to the front without loss of time. When last heard of he was a member of a Battalion Intelligence Platoon which was in charge of Sergt. Halvorsen (another Midland boy), amongst the duties of which are to supply men for the hazardous duty of patrolling No Man's Land (between the British and German trenches) at night. It was possibly while engaged in this dangerous work that he gave his life. The late "Dick" Snell was held in affectionate regard by every member of the "Chronicle" staff, who tender to his bereaved relatives their deepest sympathy." - from the Midland Junction Camp Chronicle 21 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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