Snowdon, Charles Henry
SURNAME
Snowdon
NAME
Charles Henry
PLACE OF BIRTH
Cooktown, QLD
OCCUPATION
Farmer's labourer
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
Townsville, QLD
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
28/10/1916
NEXT OF KIN
(sister) Miss Alice Snowden, Brisbane, QLD
LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE
Enlisted Mossman according to WP Jones and worked for father RO Jones (see letter 25/05/1918).
REGIMENT 1
52nd Battalion AIF
REGIMENT 2
Other Battalions
RANK
Private
CAMPAIGN 1
Western Front
KILLED IN ACTION
France, 26/04/1918
OTHER INFORMATION
British War Medal No.55554; Victory No.54714; Memorial Plaque No.344142; Memorial Scroll No.344142
STORY OUTLINE
Charles Snowdon embarked Sydney HMAT Ayrshire A33 24/01/1917 and disembarked Devonport, UK 12/04/1917.
He joined the 52nd Battalion in France 31/8/1917, was wounded in action with service wound to left thigh 27/04/1918.
He died on the field 27/04/1918 and was buried at Crouy British Cemetery, Amiens, France.
His death was published in the Roll of Honour lists by The Brisbane Courier, Thursday 23 May 1918 showing "no relatives" but W.P. Jones of Mossman, QLD recognised the name as a man who had worked for his father, R.O. Jones, for a number of years.
Jones was also able to advise the Officer-in-Charge of Base Records in Melbourne of the early whereabouts of his sisters in a Townsville orphanage and thus his next-of-kin sister Alice was able to be traced to Brisbane where she was living, and a married woman.
SERVICE NO
3480A
