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John Ilay SNOWBALL

Place of birthVictoria
ReligionChurch of England
AddressTongala, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Snowball, Tongala, Victoria
Previous military serviceCollege Cadets
Enlistment date10 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 14 August 1918
Place of death or woundingGrandcourt, Somme Sector, France
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 31), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Eleanor SNOWBALL, Tongala, Victoria

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