SNOOK, Godfrey
| Service Number: | 2110 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carrondown (Brompton), South Australia, Australia, 31 December 1898 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Hindmarsh Public School, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 17 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh Baptist Church WW1 Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2110, Depot Battalion , Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2110, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2110, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2110, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2110, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2110, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2110, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2110, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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"...2110 Private Godfrey Snook, 32nd Battalion. A packer from Hindmarsh, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Miltiades on 7 February 1916 for Suez. His battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Pte Snook was reported missing in action on 20 July 1916 after the Battle of Fromelles. Subsequently, he was determined to have been killed in action on that date. He was aged 17 years. Pte Snook has no known grave and is commemorated on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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