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Ernest Edward SNEYD

Regimental number16
Place of birthKingston South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressMount Gambier, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Sneyd, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Enlistment date3 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name43rd Battalion, Headquarters
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 9 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Pay Corps
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3281 Corporal Leslie SNEYD DCM, 27th Bn, killed in action, 5 November 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death30 March 1953
Age at death63
Place of burialAIF Cemetery (Row 12, Grave 54), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia

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