| Regimental number | 2249 |
| Place of birth | Eaglehawk, Victoria |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | High Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Julia May Snell, High Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 60th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/77/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
| Place of burial | Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery, Wiltshire, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Richard May (d. 21 December 1925, aged 80; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery) and Maria SNELL (d. 14 December 1905, aged 60; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery); Wife: J.M. SNELL, 172 Bank Street, South Melbourne |
| Other details |
War service: England Embarked Melbourne, 1 august 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 14 September 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian DSermatological hospital, Bulford, 17 October 1916 (venereal disease); marched in to 15th Training Bn, Hurdcott, from hospital, 19 December 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 64 days. Admitted to Military Hospital, Fovant; died (tubercle of lung), 16 March 1917. Medal: British War Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SNELL William Charles |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
