Regimental number | 4581 |
Place of birth | Alstonville, New South Wales |
School | Alstonville Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H Sneath, Fullers Road, Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 27.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row B, Grave No. 4), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 179 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Henrietta SNEATH, 'Drayton', Fullers Road, Chatswood, New South Wales. Native of Alstonville, Richmond River, New South Wales |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For bravery and devotion to duty at ANZAC RIDGE 9YPRES Sector) on 26th September, 1917. These men [507 W.E. HALL, 1769 W.G. MULLIGAN, 4581 W. SNEATH] worked their machine guns under very heavy enemy artillery fire and displayed the utmost coolness and disregard to personal danger. Throughout the whole operation they set a fine example to their comrades of cheerfulness and devotion to duty.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |