Regimental number | 5231 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Golden Point, State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | 8 Boyle Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Sneddon, 8 Boyle Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for eight years in the 3rd Battalion, Citizen Military Forces, Ballarat, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Belgium |
Age at death | 39.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LXVII, Row H, Grave No. 25). Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Emily SNEDDON. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |