SNOWBALL, John Iley
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 4 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 14 August 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France 4 A 31 |
| Memorials: | Longwarry War Memorial, Thorpdale War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 57th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Cuthbert & Eleanor SNOWBALL
Of Tongala, Victoria
His friends at Tongala were advised on Wednesday that Captain A. Snowball had died of wounds in France on August 14. Captain Snowball had been 3 1/2 years on service, joining as a private, and gaining promotion to the rank of captain on the field. He was 27 years, of age and at the time of enlistment, was an accountant in the Royal Bank, Melbourne. His mother and another son reside at Tongala, and general sympathy has been extended to them in their sad loss. The deceased soldier was well-known in Tongala district, and was extremely popular amongst a wide circle of friends.
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