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Robert William SNOWDON

Regimental number5465
Place of birthPeakham, London, England
SchoolArthur Street, Old Kent Road, Peckham, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia16
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address402 Malvern Road, Prahran, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, W Snowdon, 9 Colgrove Road, Peckham London SE, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 August 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 1 (Plot VIII, Row D, Grave No. 21), Beaumont-Hamel, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
74
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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