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Walter SNELL

Regimental number1910
Place of birthSouth Cerney, Gloucestershire, England
SchoolGrammar School, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMurwillumbah, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Snell, Cerney Wick near Cricklade, Wiltshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death26.6
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 27), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Ann SNELL. Native of South Cerney, Glos, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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