SNOW, Harry Alexander
| Service Number: | 6896A |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1917, St Kilda |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, 1900 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Albert Park School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 19 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot 11, Row B, Grave 1, Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6896A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, St Kilda | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6896A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 6896A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Harry Alexander SNOW was born in Albert Park, Victoria in 1900
His parents were Walter Henry SNOW & Minnie Muriel McMILLAN
He enlisted in St Kilda on 1st July, 1917 and embarked with the 22nd Infantry Battalion, 20th reinforcements from Melbourne on the HMAT Nestor on 21st November, 1917
Harry died of wounds in France on 19th May, 1918 and is buried in the Vigancourt British Cemetery
Two brothers also served in WW1
1. John McNeil SNOW (SN 771) - returned to Australia in 1919
2. Hubert Trevelyn SNOW (SN1050) - returned to Australia in 1918
His father Walter Henry SNOW (SN3246) served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1917
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