SNEYD, Howard William
| Service Number: | 23498 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Signalman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | Toorak, South Australia, Australia , 13 February 1923 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sunda Strait, Indonesia, 1 March 1942, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England Panel 73 Col 1 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Medindie Wilderness School Roll of Honour WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Aug 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Signalman, 23498, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Signalman Howard William Sneyd, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sneyd, of Commercial road, Hyde Park, served on board the Yarra for 15 months before joining the Perth on January 22. He is a distant relative of Admiral Sneyd, who served with the Royal Navy in the last war, and of Capt. Sneyd. who was formerly stationed at the Flinders Naval Depot.
He enlisted in the Navy at 16, just before the outbreak of war. His first ship was the Yarra, in which he served for about 15 months. He was invalided home last September, and was at Flinders Naval Depot before he was drafted to Perth. Sig Sneyd, who was 19 on February 13, was educated at Prince Alfred College.
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