| Regimental number | 1741 |
| Place of birth | Blinman, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | c/- Mrs James Borlace, Kadina, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 42 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 122 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Snell, c/- Mrs James Borlace, Kadina, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 50th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary SNELL |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to 50th Bn from 13th Training Bn, Tel el Kebir, 27 May 1916; taken on strength of 50th Bn, Railhead, 30 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 12 June 1916. Found guilty, 6 November 1916, of whilst on active service, being absent from 0800 parade: awarded 1 day's Field Punishment No 2. Wounded in action, 28 March 1917, and admitted to No 5 Australian Field Ambulance the same day (gunshot wound, scalp); transferred to No 45 Casualty Clearing Station, 29 March 1917; to No 4 Ambulance Train, no date stated; to No 3 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 30 March 1917; to England, 17 April 1917; to No 1 Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, 17 April 1917 (gunshot wound, head, severe); to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 24 May 1917; discharged and marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 29 May 1917. Classified B1A3, 1 July 1917. Marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 29 June 1917. Classified A3, 9 July 1917. Marched into Overseas Training Depot, Perham Downs, 12 July 1917. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 16 August 1917 (Class C3). Marched into No 2 Command Depot, 31 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', 5 November 1917; disembarked Adelaide, 28 December 1917; discharged Adelaide (medically unfit: chronic bronchitis), 4 March 1918. Total war service: 1 year 356 days (of which 1 year 262 days was abroad). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 61 |
| Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SNELL John Davis |