Arthur William SNOOK

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SNOOK, Arthur William

Service Number:	2800
Enlisted:	4 August 1915, Lithgow, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cudel, New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Cudal, Cabonne, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cudal & District War Memorial Gates, Toogong War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

4 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lithgow, New South Wales
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2800, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2800, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
22 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2800, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2800 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-22

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Biography

"...2800 Private Arthur William Snook, 18th Battalion, of Cudal, NSW. A grocer prior to enlistment, he embarked from Sydney with the 6th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Euripides (A14) on 2 November 1915. He was taken on strength and transferred to the 3rd Battalion in February 1916. Pte Snook was killed in action in France on 27 July 1916, aged 19. His brother 2236 Pte Henry John Snook, 45th Battalion returned to Australia on 26 September 1917." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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