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Charles SNELL

Regimental number3911
Place of birthKuala Lumpur, Malay Peninsula
SchoolPublic School
Age on arrival in Australia5
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationOrchardist
AddressGovernment Farm, Glen Innes, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, A J Snell, Harvey, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialPuchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
42
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Caroline SNELL, Harvey, Western Australia. Native of Selangor, Malay Peninsula
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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